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      photic
      adjective
      of or relating to or caused by light
      Roots
      phosphot- · Greek · lightikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
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      Where does photic come from?

      The word photic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: phot, from Greek phos (“light”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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