Where does “fotólise” come from?
fotólise (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese foto, from Portuguese fotografia, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
fotólise (Portuguese): photolysis
Definitions
- photolysis
Ancestry of “fotólise”, step by step
fotólise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | foto | photo; photograph |
| 2 | Portuguese | fotografia | photography; photograph; carbon copy |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Portuguese lise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lise | lysis |
| 2 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |