Etymology

foodtography

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Today it means: The practice of diners photographing food they are served in restaurants, usually for the purpose of sharing the photos on social media. Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōdô
  3. Old Englishfōda
  4. Middle Englishfode
  5. Englishfood
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  14. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  15. Frenchphotographie
  16. Englishphotography
  17. English todayfoodtography

Blend of food + photography.

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