Where does “telefacsimile” come from?
telefacsimile (English) comes from English facsimile, from Latin fac simile, from Latin simile, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
telefacsimile (English): fax
Ancestry of “telefacsimile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | facsimile | A copy or reproduction; A fax, a machine for... |
| 2 | Latin | fac simile | make similar; make like |
| 3 | Latin | simile | nominative neuter singular of similis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | semalis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |