Where does “luchtfoto” come from?
luchtfoto (Dutch) comes from Dutch foto, from Dutch fotografie, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
luchtfoto (Dutch): aerial photograph
Definitions
- aerial photograph
Ancestry of “luchtfoto”, step by step
luchtfoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | foto | photo, photograph |
| 2 | Dutch | fotografie | photography; photograph |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch lucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 3 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |