Where does “microfotometro” come from?

microfotometro (Italian) comes from Italian fotometro, 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-.

microfotometro (Italian): microphotometer

Definitions

  1. microphotometer

Ancestry of “microfotometro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotometrophotometer; exposure meter
2Italianfoto-photo-
3Ancient Greekφωτο-—
4Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
5Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek φωτο- →