Where does “photojournalism” come from?
photojournalism (English) comes from English journalism, from French journalisme, from French journaliste, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.
photojournalism (English): A form of journalism in which a story is told...
Definitions
- A form of journalism in which a story is told...
Ancestry of “photojournalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | journalism | The activity or profession of being a journalist;... |
| 2 | French | journalisme | journalism |
| 3 | French | journaliste | a journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a... |
| 4 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 5 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 6 | Latin | diurnālis | — |
| 7 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 8 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |