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Where does “photogrammetrist” come from?

photogrammetrist (English) comes from English photogrammetry, from English photograph, from English photo-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

photogrammetrist (English): One who carries out photogrammetry

Definitions

  1. One who carries out photogrammetry

Ancestry of “photogrammetrist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotogrammetryThe making of precise measurements from...
2EnglishphotographA picture created by projecting an image onto a...
3Englishphoto-light, electromagnetic radiation; photography
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-—
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