Where does “photoengraver” come from?
photoengraver (English) comes from English engraver, from English engrave, from English ingrave, from English grave, from French gravier, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa — to grind.
photoengraver (English): A person who makes photoengravings
Definitions
- A person who makes photoengravings
Ancestry of “photoengraver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engraver | a person who engraves; a tool used in this... |
| 2 | English | engrave | To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art |
| 3 | English | ingrave | Obsolete form of engrave; To bury |
| 4 | English | grave | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial;... |
| 5 | French | gravier | gravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in... |
| 6 | Old French | gravé | gravel |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |