Where does “foton” come from?

foton (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek φωτός, 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-.

foton (Norwegian Nynorsk): a photon

Definitions

  1. a photon

Ancestry of “foton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφωτόςgenitive singular of φῶς; light; of light
2Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
3Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os →