Where does “fotonico” come from?
fotonico (Italian) comes from Portuguese fotão, from Portuguese foto, from Portuguese fotografia, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os.
fotonico (Italian): photonic
Definitions
- photonic
Ancestry of “fotonico”, step by step
fotonico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese fotão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fotão | photon |
| 2 | Portuguese | foto | photo; photograph |
| 3 | Portuguese | fotografia | photography; photograph; carbon copy |
| 4 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Italian fotone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fotone | photon |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |