γράφημα, ζωγραφιά (graphima, zographia)
'Pencil' in Greek is 'μολύβι'.
The Greek word for "Pencil" is "μολύβι".
Μολύβι is the word for pencil in Greek.
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The word "photography" comes from the Greek words photoswhich means "light" and graphe' which means "drawing" or "writing," giving us "drawing with light."
φωτογραφία (photographia). Its a greek word meaning a drawing made from light (like a picture).
Answer Many words in the English language come to us from Latin or Ancient Greek. "Photo" is derived from Greek - the Greek word "phos" means "light." The word "graph" also comes from a Greek word meaning "to draw." A Photograph is therefore a drawing made with light. We often shortern the word "photograph" to "photo." The latin word for "light" is "lux."
The word "photo" comes from the Greek word "phΕs" which means "light" and the Greek word "graphΔ" which means "drawing" or "writing". Thus, "photo" can be translated to "light drawing" or "light writing".
The term "schematic" comes from the greek word "schema" which means "drawing".
Another word for a drawing is a picture
Photo = light. Graph = writing. So a Photo - graph is light writing. When you consider original photographs where in black and white ( or sepia ) you can see it's a literal translation from the Greek.
ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a board strewn with sand on which to draw figures): from Latin, from Greek abax, abak- 'slab, drawing board,' of Semitic origin; probably related to Hebrew ' āḇāq 'dust.'
The word drawing has two syllables. Draw-ing.
Many words in the English language come to us from Latin or Ancient Greek. "Photo" is derived from Greek - the Greek word "phos" means "light." The word "graph" also comes from a Greek word meaning "to draw." A Photograph is therefore a drawing made with light. We often shortern the word "photograph" to "photo." The latin word for "light" is "lux."
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C. E. Hajistephanou has written: 'The use of [physics] and its cognates in Greek tragedy with special reference to character drawing' -- subject(s): Greek drama (Tragedy), History and criticism, Physics (The word)