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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


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