Where does “photofacilitation” come from?
photofacilitation (English) comes from English facilitation, from English facilitate, from French faciliter, from Middle French faciliter, from Italian facilitare, from Italian facile, from Spanish fácil, from Portuguese fácil.
photofacilitation (English): facilitation (in any of several contexts) by means of light
Definitions
- facilitation (in any of several contexts) by means of light
Ancestry of “photofacilitation”, step by step
photofacilitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English facilitation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facilitation | The act of facilitating or making easy; The... |
| 2 | English | facilitate | To make easy or easier; To help bring about; To... |
| 3 | French | faciliter | facilitate |
| 4 | Middle French | faciliter | — |
| 5 | Italian | facilitare | to facilitate; to ease, help |
| 6 | Italian | facile | easy; cosy; effortless |
| 7 | Spanish | fácil | easy, facile, simple; easy-to-use, user-friendly;... |
| 8 | Portuguese | fácil | easy |
| 9 | Latin | facilis | that may or can be done or made; easy, facile |
| 10 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 11 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 12 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 13 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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- | — |