photo
φῶς, φωτός (phōs, phōtos)
means “light”
Photo means light. Photograph: drawing with light. Photosynthesis: plants making food with light.
Words built on photo
- photograph: an image drawn by light (photo + graph)
- photosynthesis: how plants make food from light (photo + synthesis)
- photophobia: pain or fear from bright light (photo + phobia)
The Texas version
A photograph of a Hill Country sunset is literally 'drawing with light'.
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