Where does “fotografie” come from?

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

fotografie (Italian): plural of fotografia

Definitions

  1. plural of fotografia

Ancestry of “fotografie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotografiaphotography; photograph, photo and also, with the...
2Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
3Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing
Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰφή →Every word from Italian grafia →Every word from Italian fotografia →
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