Etymology

photomarathon

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Today it means: A photography competition in which participants must take a series of photographs of predetermined subjects in a limited time period. Full definition →

English marathon ← French marathon ← Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn)
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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. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  10. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  11. Englishphotographclip.
  12. Englishphoto
  13. Ancient Greekμάραθον (márathon)
  14. Ancient GreekΜαραθών (Marathṓn)
  15. Frenchmarathon
  16. Englishmarathon
  17. English todayphotomarathon

From photo + marathon.

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