Where does “photoenhancement” come from?
photoenhancement (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-.
photoenhancement (English): enhancement of photographic images, typically by digital means
Definitions
- enhancement of photographic images, typically by digital means
Ancestry of “photoenhancement”, step by step
photoenhancement 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 enhancement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enhancement | Improvement; The degree to which the image of a... |
| 2 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 3 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 4 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 6 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |