Where does “fotografija” come from?

fotografija (Maltese) comes from Italian fotografia, from Italian grafia, from Ancient Greek γρᾰφή — drawing.

fotografija (Maltese): photography

Definitions

  1. photography

Ancestry of “fotografija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotografiaphotography; photograph, photo and also, with the...
2Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
3Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing
Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰφή →Every word from Italian grafia →Every word from Italian fotografia →