photographie (French)

Where does "photographie" come from?

The French noun 'photographie' is a modern formation built from the combining elements 'photo-', meaning light, and '-graphie', meaning writing or recording, to designate the process and product of photography[1].

Full etymology tree

• photographie (French), 'photography'
  • compound photo- (French), 'light; photo-'
  • compound -graphie (French), '-graphy'

Sources

1. photographie (French) - Wiktionary

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