Where does “photoacclimation” come from?
photoacclimation (English) comes from English acclimation, from English acclimate, from French acclimater, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα — to cover; to incline.
photoacclimation (English): acclimation to a particular light environment
Definitions
- acclimation to a particular light environment
Ancestry of “photoacclimation”, step by step
photoacclimation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acclimation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acclimation | The process of becoming, or the state of being,... |
| 2 | English | acclimate | To habituate to a climate not native; to... |
| 3 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 4 | French | climat | climate |
| 5 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 6 | Old French | climat | — |
| 7 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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- | — |