answersLogoWhite

0

The root word phot- or photo- comes from the Greek word for light. A few words that uses this root includes:

  • Photograph - a picture taking using light techniques
  • Photosensitive - reacts to light
  • Photon - a unit of light intensity
  • Photogenic - able to photograph well
  • Photology - the science of light
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What does the root word phot mean?

light


What are some words that begin with the root word lab?

Some words beginning with the root word "lab" are:LabelLabor/LabourLaboriousLaboriouslyLaboratoryLabradorLabyrinth


What is the root word of photocopy?

The Greek syllable 'phot-' is the root of the Greek noun phos. The root word 'phos' is Greek for 'light' in English. The root word copia is Latin for 'abundance' in English. The English derivative is 'copy'.


What are some words with the root word mocking?

Some words with the root word "mocking" include mockery, mock, and mockingly.


What are some words with the root word alter?

Some words with the root word "alter" include alteration, alternate, and alternative.


What are some words with the root word Calor in it?

Some words with the root word "calor" include calorie, calorimeter, and caloric.


What are words containins the root word 'positive'?

Some words containing the root word "positive" are positivity, positively, positiveness, and positivist.


What are the words with root word decima?

Decima is not a root word however deci is. Some words with this root word are decimal, decibar, decigram, etc.


What are some words containing the root word phyll?

Some words containing the root word "phyll" are chlorophyll, phyllophyte, and phyllophagous.


What words have the root word NOUNCE in them?

Some words that have NOUNCE in them are announce and renounce.


What are some words end with the suffix sion and have a root word?

Some examples are expansion (root word: expand), persuasion (root word: persuade), and confession (root word: confess).


What words have the root word firm in them?

Some words that have the root word "firm" in them include firmament, affirm, and confirm.