Where does “photocollage” come from?
photocollage (English) comes from English collage, from French collage, from French coller, from French colle, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
photocollage (English): A form of collage made by assembling photographs
Definitions
- A form of collage made by assembling photographs
Ancestry of “photocollage”, step by step
photocollage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collage | A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a... |
| 2 | French | collage | collage; montage |
| 3 | French | coller | to stick, to glue; se coller; To be sticky; to... |
| 4 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 7 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
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- | — |