Etymology

orthophotographically

Today it means: In terms of, or by means of, orthophotography. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English orthophotographic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  11. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  12. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  13. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  16. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  17. Frenchphotographie
  18. Englishphotography
  19. Englishorthophotography
  20. Englishorthophotographic
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  24. Proto-Germanic*līką
  25. English todayorthophotographically

From orthophotographic + -ally.

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