Where does “redaguerreotype” come from?
redaguerreotype (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
redaguerreotype (English): To make a photograph of another photograph, where both photographs are produced with the daguerreotype photographic process
Definitions
- To make a photograph of another photograph, where both photographs are produced with the daguerreotype photographic process
Ancestry of “redaguerreotype”, step by step
redaguerreotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English daguerreotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daguerreotype | An early type of photograph created by exposing a... |
| 2 | French | daguerréotype | daguerreotype; daguerreotypy; first-person... |
| 3 | French | -o- | — |