Where does “photoabatement” come from?
photoabatement (English) comes from English photo, 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-.
photoabatement (English): photochemical abatement
Definitions
- photochemical abatement
Ancestry of “photoabatement”, step by step
photoabatement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English abatement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abatement | The act of abating, or the state of being abated;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abatement | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | abatre | to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to... |
| 4 | Italian | abbattere | to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to... |
| 5 | Latin | battere | — |
| 6 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |