Where does “photobombaus” come from?

photobombaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish photobombata, from English photobomb, from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos.

photobombaus (Finnish): photobomb the act of photobombing

Definitions

  1. photobomb the act of photobombing

Ancestry of “photobombaus”, step by step

photobombaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish photobombata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishphotobombataTo photobomb
2EnglishphotobombTo unexpectedly appear in a photograph,...
3EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
4EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
5Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
6Ancient Greekφωτο-
7Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
8Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek φωτο-