fauxtograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fake, staged, or doctored photograph.

Pronunciation

fōʹtəgräf [ˈfoːtəɡɹɑːf] /ˈfəʊtəɡɹɑːf/

Word forms

fauxtograph fauxtographs

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fallō Latin falsus Old French fals Middle French faulx French fauxubor. English faux Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph blend English fauxtograph Blend of faux + photograph; compare fauxtography.

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