Etymology

photojournalism

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Today it means: A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images. Full definition →

English journalism ← French journalisme ← Old French journal
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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*dyew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  10. Proto-Italic*djous
  11. Latindiēs
  12. Latindiurnus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Ancient Greekἡμερούσιος (hēmeroúsios)
  16. Latindiurnālis
  17. Old Frenchjournal
  18. Frenchjournal
  19. Frenchjournaliste
  20. Frenchjournalisme
  21. Englishjournalism
  22. English todayphotojournalism

From photo- + journalism.

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