Where does “foto” come from?
foto (Veps) comes from Russian фо́то, from Russian фотография, from Latin photographia, from Ancient Greek φωτός, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
foto (Veps): photograph
Ancestry of “foto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | фо́то | photo |
| 2 | Russian | фотография | photograph; photography |
| 3 | Latin | photographia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτός | genitive singular of φῶς; light; of light |
| 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- | — |