{"id":166067,"date":"2024-11-13T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=166067"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:20:07","slug":"which-word-has-the-same-root-as-the-word-photograph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/13\/which-word-has-the-same-root-as-the-word-photograph\/","title":{"rendered":"Which word has the same root as the word “photograph”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which word has the same root as the word “photograph”?
A. transport
B. telegram
C. autograph
D. photostat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is C. autograph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The word “photograph”<\/em> comes from the Greek roots “photo-” meaning light<\/em> and “-graph” meaning to write<\/em> or to draw<\/em>. A photograph, therefore, literally means “writing with light”<\/em>, referring to the process of capturing an image through light exposure on a photosensitive surface, like film or a digital sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let’s look at the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A. Transport<\/strong>: This word has the Latin root “port”<\/em>, meaning to carry<\/em> (from “portare”). It is unrelated to the root of “photograph,” which involves light and writing\/drawing, not carrying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B. Telegram<\/strong>: The root “gram”<\/em> in telegram<\/em> comes from the Greek word “gramma”<\/em>, meaning letter<\/em> or something written<\/em>. While it shares the “-gram” part with “photograph,” it doesn\u2019t share the photo-<\/em> (light) root. The word telegram<\/em> refers to a message sent by telegraph, which involves written communication, not light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • C. Autograph<\/strong>: This word shares both the roots “auto-“<\/em> (meaning self<\/em>) and “-graph”<\/em> (meaning to write<\/em>). An autograph is literally “to write by oneself,”<\/em> which directly shares the “-graph” root with photograph<\/em>. The similarity in the root of writing or drawing connects autograph<\/em> and photograph<\/em> most closely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D. Photostat<\/strong>: Photostat<\/em> refers to a brand of machine that makes photocopies, derived from the Greek photo-<\/em> (light) and stat-<\/em> (standing or stationary), meaning to make copies by light<\/em>. While it does share the photo-<\/em> root, the “-stat” part differs from the “-graph” in photograph<\/em>. It is related to photography, but not in the same way as autograph<\/em> is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In conclusion, the word that shares the same root as photograph<\/em> is autograph<\/strong> because both contain the “-graph”<\/em> part, referring to the act of writing or drawing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Which word has the same root as the word “photograph”?A. transportB. telegramC. autographD. photostat The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is C. autograph. Explanation: The word “photograph” comes from the Greek roots “photo-” meaning light and “-graph” meaning to write or to draw. A photograph, therefore, literally means “writing with light”, referring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}