photograph
/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/·포토그래프·noun
a picture made with a camera
GreekCEFR A1
Root
photo- (light) + Greek 'graphein' (to write)
Greek phōs/phōtos (light) + graphein (write) → 1839 English coinage (likely by John Herschel)
In a word
photo (light) + graph (to draw) = 'drawn by light'. Before cameras, painters had to interpret light onto canvas. A photograph skips that step. Light draws itself. Strictly etymologically, you don't take a photo — you let light leave a record of itself.
Examples
She took a photograph of the mountain.
I keep his photograph on my desk.
The photograph captured a perfect moment.
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