myEtymology.com: English etymology of photographer

Etymology of the English word photographer

the English word photographer

derived from the English word photograph

using 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-

using the English suffix -graph

derived from the French suffix -graph

derived from the Greek word graphos, γραϕος

derived from the Greek word graphein, γράφω (to draw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Cognates

French photographe, German Photograph, Italian fotografo, Lithuanian fotografas, Polish fotograf, Russian фoтoгpaф, Spanish fotógrafo