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Where does “foto” come from?

foto (Latin) comes from Latin fotus, from Latin foveo, from Proto-Italic foɣʷeō, from Proto-Italic θoɣʷejō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

foto (Latin): dative masculine singular of fōtus; dative neuter...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of fōtus; dative neuter...

Ancestry of “foto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfotusHaving been warmed, warmed
2LatinfoveoI warm, keep warm; I nurture, cherish, foster; I...
3Proto-Italicfoɣʷeōto warm, to make warm, to keep warm
4Proto-Italicθoɣʷejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰogʷʰ-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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