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Where does “radiographier” come from?

radiographier (French) comes from French radiographie, from French radiophotographie, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

radiographier (French): to X-ray; to radiograph

Definitions

  1. to X-ray; to radiograph

Ancestry of “radiographier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradiographieradiography; radiograph
2Frenchradiophotographieradiophotography
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-—
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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