Meanings
adjectivephotoprotective (comparative more photoprotective, superlative most photoprotective)
comparative more photoprotective · superlative most photoprotective
- Of or pertaining to photoprotection
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Medieval Latinprōtēctīvus
- Englishprotective
- Englishphotoprotective
From photo- + protective.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French photoprotecteur
- photoprotecteurOf or pertaining to photoprotection
Cite this entry
APA
photoprotective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoprotective
MLA
“photoprotective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoprotective. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoprotective,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoprotective.
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