Where does “daguerreotypic” come from?
daguerreotypic (English) comes from English daguerreotype, from French daguerréotype, from French -o-.
daguerreotypic (English): Of or relating to a daguerreotype
Definitions
- Of or relating to a daguerreotype
Ancestry of “daguerreotypic”, step by step
daguerreotypic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daguerreotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daguerreotype | An early type of photograph created by exposing a... |
| 2 | French | daguerréotype | daguerreotype; daguerreotypy; first-person... |
| 3 | French | -o- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |