Where does “nanofotonico” come from?
nanofotonico (Italian) comes from Italian fotonico, from Portuguese fotão, from Portuguese foto, from Portuguese fotografia, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos.
nanofotonico (Italian): nanophotonic
Ancestry of “nanofotonico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | fotonico | photonic |
| 2 | Portuguese | fotão | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | foto | photo; photograph |
| 4 | Portuguese | fotografia | photography; photograph; carbon copy |
| 5 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |