Etymology

photogeologic

P3H4O1T1O1G2E1O1L1O1G2I1C3

Today it means: Of, relating to, indicated by, or produced by photogeology. Full definition →

English geologic ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

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. Englishgeologic
  9. English todayphotogeologic

From photo- + geologic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.