Where does “photoemulsion” come from?

photoemulsion (English) comes from English emulsion, from French émulsion, from Latin emulsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

photoemulsion (English): photographic emulsion

Definitions

  1. photographic emulsion

Ancestry of “photoemulsion”, step by step

photoemulsion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English emulsion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemulsionA stable suspension of small droplets of one...
2Frenchémulsionemulsion
3Latinemulsioemulsion
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ