Etymograph

English

photoproduct

Photoproduct comes from Latin prōductus ‘brought forth, forward or out, having been…’, from dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōductus‘brought forth, forward or out, having been brought forward’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500product
  8. English1500–presentsame form
  9. Englishtodayphotoproduct

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōductus‘brought forth, forward or out, having been brought forward’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500product
  8. English1500–presentsame form
  9. Englishtodayphotoproduct

A compound of photo- + product

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος ‘light’

Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’

English photo-

Latin dūcō ‘to lead; draw’

Latin prōdūcō ‘to bring forward’

Latin prōductus ‘brought forth’

Middle English product

English product

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

team, touch, tie, toy, introduce, tying, tow, tighten, tug, duchess, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, induct, 94 more

through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’

conductor, conduction, dukedom, abductor, preproduction, 93 more

through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’

education, reduce, duke, conduct, reduction, introduction, producer, educate, dolphin, conn, induction, induce, douche, educator, reproduction, deduction, reproduce, conducive, doge, seduce, subdue, seduction, duchy, cond, deduct, transducer, redux, inductive, unproductive, duc, subduction, redoubt, transduction, reductive, abduct, duce, dux, ducal, ductile, productively, 102 more

through Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’

production, produce, productive, productivity, 67 more

through English product

byproduct, 16 more

Today it means

noun Any product of a photochemical reaction.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / photoproduct