Etymology

mycography

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Today it means: Photographing the different aspects and intricacies of mushrooms or fungi. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  6. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  7. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  8. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  11. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  12. Frenchphotographie
  13. Englishphotography
  14. English todaymycography

Blend of myco- + photography.

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