Where does “holography” come from?
Holography derives from English holograph, combining Ancient Greek ὅλος meaning whole with English -graph, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots denoting completeness and writing.
holography (English): a technique for recording, and then...
Definitions
- a technique for recording, and then...
Ancestry of “holography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |