Etymology

outphotograph

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Today it means: To take more or better photographs than. Full definition →

English photograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  13. Englishphoto-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  16. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  17. Englishphotograph
  18. English todayoutphotograph

From out- + photograph.

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