Where does “photochopper” come from?
photochopper (English) comes from English chopper, from English chop, from Ukrainian Чо́п, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō — to share, divide.
photochopper (English): A device that converts a DC input signal into a...
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- A device that converts a DC input signal into a...
Ancestry of “photochopper”, step by step
photochopper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chopper | A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax; A knife for... |
| 2 | English | chop | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a... |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 5 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 8 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |