Where does “fototipogravura” come from?
fototipogravura (Portuguese) comes from Italian fototipografia, from Italian foto-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, 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-.
fototipogravura (Portuguese): phototypography
Definitions
- phototypography
Ancestry of “fototipogravura”, step by step
fototipogravura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fototipografia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fototipografia | phototypography |
| 2 | Italian | foto- | photo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Portuguese gravura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | gravura | picture; engraving; gravure |
| 2 | French | gravure | engraving; burning; A printing method using as... |
| 3 | French | graver | to engrave; to carve; to burn |
| 4 | Frankish | graban | to dig, engrave; to dig; to engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |