Etymology

photoflood

P3H4O1T1O1F4L1O1O1D2

Today it means: A lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject Full definition →

English flood ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
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  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. Englishflood
  9. English todayphotoflood

From photo- + flood.

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