Where does “oroheliograph” come from?
oroheliograph (English) comes from English heliograph, from English helio, from English heliotrope, from French héliotrope, from Latin heliotropium, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
oroheliograph (English): A camera for obtaining a circular panoramic view...
Definitions
- A camera for obtaining a circular panoramic view...
Ancestry of “oroheliograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heliograph | An apparatus for signalling by means of a... |
| 2 | English | helio | A heliotrope |
| 3 | English | heliotrope | A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A... |
| 4 | French | héliotrope | heliotrope |
| 5 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |