Etymology

motography

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Today it means: The act of capturing a motion picture; filming. Full definition →

Latin mōto(r)
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommōto(r)“mover”
  2. English todaymotography

Possibly from Latin mōto(r) (“mover”) + -graphy.

Words from the same roots

Latinmōtor all →

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