Where does “laser copier” come from?
laser copier (English) comes from English photocopier, from English photocopy, from English copy, from Middle English copy, from Old French copie, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia — resin.
laser copier (English): A type of photocopier that uses the principles of...
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- A type of photocopier that uses the principles of...
Ancestry of “laser copier”, step by step
laser copier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photocopier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photocopier | A machine which reproduces documents by... |
| 2 | English | photocopy | A copy made using a photocopier; To make a copy... |
| 3 | English | copy | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of... |
| 4 | Middle English | copy | — |
| 5 | Old French | copie | abundance, plenty; transcript, copy |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | copia | reproduction, transcript; copy; supply |
| 7 | Latin | cōpia | supply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches |
| 8 | Latin | coopia | — |
| 9 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English laser printer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laser printer | A computer printer that uses a laser beam to... |