Where does “fotoeliografia” come from?
fotoeliografia (Italian) comes from Italian eliografia, from Italian Elio, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
fotoeliografia (Italian): photoheliography
Ancestry of “fotoeliografia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | eliografia | heliography |
| 2 | Italian | Elio | — |
| 3 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |