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Where does “microfotografia” come from?

microfotografia (Italian) comes from Spanish fotografía, from Spanish -grafía, from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

microfotografia (Italian): microphotography

Definitions

  1. microphotography

Ancestry of “microfotografia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfotografíaphotograph; photography
2Spanish-grafía-graphy
3Ancient Greek-γραφίαwriting, drawing; -graphy, writing
4Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “microfotografia”

  • ultramicrofotografia
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