Where does “tunafoto” come from?
tunafoto (Malay) comes from Indonesian foto, from Dutch foto, from Dutch fotografie, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os.
tunafoto (Malay): photobomb
Definitions
- photobomb
Ancestry of “tunafoto”, step by step
tunafoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | foto | photograph; photo |
| 2 | Dutch | foto | photo, photograph |
| 3 | Dutch | fotografie | photography; photograph |
| 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 Indonesian tuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tuna | tuna, any of several species of fish of the genus... |
| 2 | Malay | tuna | The name of a mudsnake or eel with a yellowish body, possibly the marbled eel, Anguilla marmorata |
| 3 | English | tuna | Any of several species of fish of the genus... |
| 4 | Maori | tuna | eel of various species, including the longfin eel... |
| 5 | Proto-Polynesian | tuna | eel |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | tuNa | freshwater eel |