Etymology

photoprotection

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Today it means: The function, in plants that are adapted to high levels of sunlight, that protects the centres of photosynthesis from damage by excess light, normally by the use of carotenoid pigments Full definition →

English protection ← Late Latin prōtēctiō ← Latin prōtegō
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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*per-der.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  12. Proto-Italic*pro-
  13. Latinpro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
  16. Proto-Italic*tegō
  17. Latintegō
  18. Latinprōtegō
  19. Late Latinprōtēctiō
  20. Englishprotection
  21. English todayphotoprotection

From photo- + protection.

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