Dictionary

photo- en · X

Pronunciation

• /foʊtoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), the combining form of φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) light, electromagnetic radiation
2. (morpheme) photography

Forms

Deriveds

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Translations (18)

nl foto- (light) · pt luci- (light) · fr photo- (light) · ru свето- (light) · cs foto- (light) · ru фото- (light) · es foto- (light) · el φωτο- (light) · oc foto- (light) · it foto- (light) · pt foto- (light) · ca foto- (light) · gl foto- (light) · nn foto- (light) · nb foto- (light) · sv foto- (light) · ka ფოტო- (light) · pl foto- (light)