Where does “photospectroradiometer” come from?
photospectroradiometer (English) comes from English spectroradiometer, from English radiometer, from English radio, from English radiotelegraphy, from English telegraphy, from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé- — Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
photospectroradiometer (English): A spectroradiometer with a built-in camera
Definitions
- A spectroradiometer with a built-in camera
Ancestry of “photospectroradiometer”, step by step
photospectroradiometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spectroradiometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spectroradiometer | A device that measures the spectral power... |
| 2 | English | radiometer | A device that measures radiant energy |
| 3 | English | radio | The technology that allows for the transmission... |
| 4 | English | radiotelegraphy | The process and techniques of sending telegrams... |
| 5 | English | telegraphy | communication at a distance by means of the... |
| 6 | English | Telegraph | any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code |
| 7 | French | télégraphe | telegraph |
| 8 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 10 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 11 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 12 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
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- | — |