Etymology

photolithographic

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or produced by photolithography Full definition →

English lithographic ← 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. Englishlithograph
  9. Englishlithographic
  10. English todayphotolithographic

From photo- + lithographic.

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