Etymology

photoelement

P3H4O1T1O1E1L1E1M3E1N1T1

Today it means: The part of a photoelectric device that converts light energy into electricity Full definition →

English element ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishelement
  9. English todayphotoelement

From photo- + element.

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