Etymology

photorealism

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Today it means: An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph. Full definition →

English realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree
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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*(H)reh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  10. Proto-Italic*reis
  11. Classical Latinrēs
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinreālis
  15. Old Frenchree
  16. Middle Englishreal
  17. Englishreal
  18. Englishrealism
  19. English todayphotorealism

From photo- + realism.

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