Where does “քսերոքս” come from?
քսերոքս (Armenian) comes from Russian Ксе́рокс, from English xerox, from English xerography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
քսերոքս (Armenian): photocopier, copier, xerox
Definitions
- photocopier, copier, xerox
Ancestry of “քսերոքս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ксе́рокс | Xerox |
| 2 | English | xerox | A photocopy; A photocopier; To make a paper copy... |
| 3 | English | xerography | a photocopying process in which a negative image... |
| 4 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 5 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 6 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |