Where does “fotometro” come from?

fotometro (Italian) comes from Italian foto-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

fotometro (Italian): photometer; exposure meter

Definitions

  1. photometer; exposure meter

Ancestry of “fotometro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfoto-photo-
2Ancient Greekφωτο-—
3Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
4Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “fotometro”

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