Where does “photodecay” come from?
photodecay (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-.
photodecay (English): photochemical decay
Definitions
- photochemical decay
Ancestry of “photodecay”, step by step
photodecay 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 decay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decay | The process or result of being gradually... |
| 2 | Middle English | decayen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | decaeir | to fall away, decay, decline |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | decadere | — |
| 5 | Latin | decido | I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I... |
| 6 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |