Where does “photorecovery” come from?
photorecovery (English) comes from English recovery, from English recover, from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
photorecovery (English): The recovery / restoration of DNA in skin damaged by exposure to light
Definitions
- The recovery / restoration of DNA in skin damaged by exposure to light
Ancestry of “photorecovery”, step by step
photorecovery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recovery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recovery | The act or process of regaining or repossession... |
| 2 | English | recover | To get back, to regain; to salvage, to extricate,... |
| 3 | English | cover | A lid; Area or situation which screens a person... |
| 4 | Middle English | coveren | to recover |
| 5 | Old French | covrir | to cover |
| 6 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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- | — |