Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), the combining form of φῶς (phôs, “light”).
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Catalan foto-
- foto-light
Czech foto-
- foto-light
Dutch foto-
- foto-light
French photo-
- photo-light
Greek φωτο-
- φωτο- (foto-)light
Italian foto-
- foto-light
Norwegian Bokmål foto-
- foto-light
Polish foto-
- foto-light
Portuguese foto-, luci-
- foto-light
- luci-light
Russian фото-, свето-
- фото- (foto-)light
- свето- (sveto-)light
Spanish foto-
- foto-light
Swedish foto-
- foto-light
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APA
photo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photo-
MLA
“photo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photo-.
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