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Where does “reprographer” come from?

reprographer (English) comes from English reprography, from English reproduce, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

reprographer (English): One who carries out reprography

Definitions

  1. One who carries out reprography

Ancestry of “reprographer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreprographythe reproduction, reprinting and copying of...
2EnglishreproduceTo produce an image or copy of; To generate...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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