from the Greek 'phos' meaning light
The root "photo" comes from the Greek word "phos" which means light.
Ancient Greek photos which means light.
φώς (phos). Root word photo-
The root word of photosynthesis is "photo," which means light in Greek.
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'.
Photo itself is the root word, meaning light.
The root of photograph is photo and photo= light
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The basic root for photo is simply photo and I'm not to sure how you came to wonder about this but oh well there's your answer!
photo is from phos φώς ΦΩΣ=light
There is no Greek root vit-. It is a Latin root.
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