photograph的词源

英文词源

photograph (n.): 1839, "picture obtained by photography," coined by Sir John Herschel from photo- + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." It won out over other suggestions, such as photogene and heliograph. Neo-Anglo-Saxonists prefer sunprint; and sun-picture (1846) was an early Englishing of the word. The verb, as well as photography, are first found in a paper read before the Royal Society on March 14, 1839. Related: Photographed; photographing.

词根词缀： -photo-光 + -graph-写,画

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phot-,光，-graph,写，记录。即把光记录下来，引申词义照相，相片。