Where does “photocrosslink” come from?
photocrosslink (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-.
photocrosslink (English): To crosslink photochemically
Definitions
- To crosslink photochemically
Ancestry of “photocrosslink”, step by step
photocrosslink 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 crosslink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crosslink | Alternative spelling of cross-link |
| 2 | English | cross- | exchange; switch; across; Indicating... |
| 3 | Irish | cros- | cross- |
| 4 | Irish | cros | cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction |
| 5 | Old Irish | cros | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |