Etymology

photograph

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Today it means: A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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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. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  10. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  11. English todayphotograph

From photo- + -graph.

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