contre-jour

Questions

What does contre-jour mean?

Synonym of backlighting.

Where does contre-jour come from?

Etymology tree French contre Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnusnom. Late Latin diurnum Old French jor Middle French jour French jour French contre-jourbor. English contre-jour Borrowed from French contre-jour.

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