PART 1: A bit of history COURSE

Ethimology


The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtos), genitive of φῶς (phōs), "light" and γραφή (graphé) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing",[3] together meaning "drawing with light".

photo --> light
graphy --> paininting (paininting with light)


Chronology