Where does “microspectrophotometry” come from?
microspectrophotometry (English) comes from English spectrophotometry, from English photometry, from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos.
microspectrophotometry (English): spectophotometry of very small amounts of...
Definitions
- spectophotometry of very small amounts of...
Ancestry of “microspectrophotometry”, step by step
microspectrophotometry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spectrophotometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spectrophotometry | the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic... |
| 2 | English | photometry | The measurement of various aspects of light,... |
| 3 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 4 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 5 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |