Where does “fotoclub” come from?
fotoclub (Romanian) comes from Romanian foto, from Romanian fotografie, 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-.
fotoclub (Romanian): photography club, camera club
Definitions
- photography club, camera club
Ancestry of “fotoclub”, step by step
fotoclub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | foto | photo |
| 2 | Romanian | fotografie | photography; photograph; third-person singular... |
| 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 Romanian club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | club | club |
| 2 | French | club | club |
| 3 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 4 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 5 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |