Etymology

photoprotective

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to photoprotection Full definition →

English protective ← Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)
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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. Medieval Latinprōtēctīvus
  9. Englishprotective
  10. English todayphotoprotective

From photo- + protective.

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