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Etymology of the English prefix photo-

the English prefix photo-
derived from the Latin prefix photo-
derived from the Greek prefix photo-, φωτο-, ϕωτο-
derived from the Greek word phos, φῶς (light; luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

Derivations in English

spectrophotometer, photoactinic, photoactivation, photoallergic, photoanalyst, photobiology, photobiotic, photocatalysis, photocell, photochemistry, photochronograph, photocoagulation, photocompose, photocomposer, photocomposition, photoconductive, photoconductivity, photocopier, photocopy, photocurrent, photodecomposition, photodegradable, photodetector, photodiode, photodisintegration, photodrama, photoduplicate, photodynamics, photoelasticity, photoelectric, photoelectricity, photoelectron, photoelectrotype, photoemission, photoengrave, photoengraving, photofission, photoflash, photoflight, photogelatin, photogen, photogenic, photogram, photograph, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoionization, photoisomerization, photojournalism, photokinesis, photolitho, photolithograph, photolithography, photoluminescence, photolysis, photomacrograph, photomap, photomechanical, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis, photomosaic, photomultiplier, photomural, photonegative, photoneutron, photonuclear, photopathy, photophilic, photophobia, photophobic, photophore, photopolymer, photopolymerization, photopositive, photoprint, photoproton, photoreaction, photoreactivation, photorealism, photoreception, photoreceptor, photorecon, photoreconnaissance, photorecorder, photoreduction, photoresist, photoscan, photosensitive, photosensitivity, photosensor, photosphere, photosynthesis, phototaxis, phototelegraphy, phototheodolite, phototherapeutics, phototherapy, photothermic, phototonus, phototopography, phototoxin, phototransistor, phototroph, phototropic, phototropism, phototube, phototype, phototypesetting, phototypography, photovoltaic, photozincography, photoplay, photochromic, photofluorogram, photofluorography, photogrammetry, photoinduced, photorecording

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