Etymology

unphotographable

Today it means: Not photographable; that cannot be captured in a photograph. Full definition →

English photographable ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  11. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  12. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  13. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  14. Englishphoto-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  17. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  18. Englishphotograph
  19. Englishphotographable
  20. English todayunphotographable

From un- + photographable.

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