Etymology

stereophotography

Today it means: The creation of stereophotographic images. Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  8. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  9. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  10. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  13. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  14. Frenchphotographie
  15. Englishphotography
  16. English todaystereophotography

From stereo- + photography.

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