Where does “fotorealism” come from?
fotorealism (Swedish) comes from Swedish realism, from Swedish reell, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
fotorealism (Swedish): photorealism
Definitions
- photorealism
Ancestry of “fotorealism”, step by step
fotorealism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish realism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | realism | realism |
| 2 | Swedish | reell | real, actual, really existing; real; having... |
| 3 | French | réel | real |
| 4 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 5 | Old French | reel | — |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | foto | photo |