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Where does “chronophotography” come from?

chronophotography (English) comes from English photography, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

chronophotography (English): An antique photographic technique from the...

Definitions

  1. An antique photographic technique from the...

Ancestry of “chronophotography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
2Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
3Ancient Greekφωτο-—
4Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
5Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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