Where does “phototypeset” come from?

phototypeset (English) comes from English typeset, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.

phototypeset (English): To typeset by a phototypesetting process

Definitions

  1. To typeset by a phototypesetting process

Ancestry of “phototypeset”, step by step

phototypeset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English typeset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtypesetto set or compose written material into type; to...
2Englishseṭof a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
3EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
4EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
5Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
6Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
7Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
8Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
9LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
10Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
11Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
12Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-
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