Etymology of the English word spectroheliograph
the English word
spectroheliographderived from the English word
heliographusing the English suffix
-graphderived from the French suffix
-graphderived 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 prefix
helio-derived from the Greek prefix
helio-, ἡλιο-
derived from the Greek word
helios, ἥλιος (the sun; by implication, light)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
Date
The earliest known usage of spectroheliograph in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
