Etymology

orthophoto

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Today it means: An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map. Full definition →

English photo ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Englishortho-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  5. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  6. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  7. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  8. Englishphoto-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  11. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  12. Englishphotographclip.
  13. Englishphoto
  14. English todayorthophoto

From ortho- + photo.

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