Where does “fotografia” come from?

fotografia (Italian) comes from Italian grafia, from Ancient Greek γρᾰφή — drawing.

fotografia (Italian): photography; photograph, photo and also, with the...

Definitions

  1. photography; photograph, photo and also, with the...

Ancestry of “fotografia”, step by step

fotografia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian grafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
2Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing

via Italian foto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotophoto, snap

Words derived from “fotografia

Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰφήEvery word from Italian grafia