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Where does “spectrophotometry” come from?

spectrophotometry (English) comes from English photometry, from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os.

spectrophotometry (English): the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic...

Definitions

  1. the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic...

Ancestry of “spectrophotometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotometryThe measurement of various aspects of light,...
2EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
3EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
4Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
5Ancient Greekφωτο-—
6Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
7Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “spectrophotometry”

  • microspectrophotometry
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