Where does “orthoimagery” come from?

orthoimagery (English) comes from English imagery, from Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie.

orthoimagery (English): orthoimages in general; their production

Definitions

  1. orthoimages in general; their production

Ancestry of “orthoimagery”, step by step

orthoimagery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English imagery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimageryThe work of one who makes images or visible...
2Middle EnglishymagerieSculpture; Any representational or depictive art;...
3Middle Frenchimagerie

via English ortho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoAn isomer of a benzene derivative having two...
Every word from Middle French imagerie
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