Where does “photoduplicator” come from?
photoduplicator (English) comes from English duplicator, from English duplicate, from Latin duplicātus, from Latin duplicō, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
photoduplicator (English): A machine for photoduplication; a photocopier
Definitions
- A machine for photoduplication; a photocopier
Ancestry of “photoduplicator”, step by step
photoduplicator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duplicator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplicator | A device that reproduces something, such as... |
| 2 | English | duplicate | Being the same as another; identical; In which... |
| 3 | Latin | duplicātus | doubled, duplicated |
| 4 | Latin | duplicō | to double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate |
| 5 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 6 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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- | — |