Where does “vortograph” come from?
vortograph (English) comes from English vortex, from Latin vortex, from Latin vortō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vortograph (English): A photograph made using a vortoscope
Definitions
- A photograph made using a vortoscope
Ancestry of “vortograph”, step by step
vortograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vortex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vortex | A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving... |
| 2 | Latin | vortex | whirlpool, eddy, vortex |
| 3 | Latin | vortō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English graph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |