Where does “fotofinish” come from?
fotofinish (Italian) comes from Italian foto — photo, snap.
fotofinish (Italian): photo finish
Definitions
- photo finish
Ancestry of “fotofinish”, step by step
fotofinish traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | foto | photo, snap |
via Italian finish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | finish | — |
via English photo finish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo finish | The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph |