Photo is a Greek word.
Actually, the word is φώς (phos, pronounced foss) meaning light.
From this we get words such as phosphorus or (with the addition of -to- for grammatical reasons) we get the composites photograph, photographer, Photography etc.
Photography is made up of two words:
phos = light and
graph = to write or draw
So basically, photography is drawing a picture using light.
light
It is derived from the Greek word (photos) meaning light .
Ancient Greek photos which means light.
The word "photo" originated from the Greek word "phōtos," which means light.
φωτογραφία "photographIa"
Photo itself is the root word, meaning light.
φώς (phos). Root word photo-
The root "photo" comes from the Greek word "phos" which means light.
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."
photo...from a greek word.
φωτογραφία (photographia). Its a greek word meaning a drawing made from light (like a picture).
The French word is "photographie", word which was created to mean "writing with the light" from two Greek words "photo" meaning light and "graphein" meaning to write.