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Where does “xerography” come from?

Xerography comes from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, "dry") and Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, "to write"), combining them through Latin -graphia to denote writing or marking on a dry surface.

xerography (English): a photocopying process in which a negative image...

Definitions

  1. a photocopying process in which a negative image...

Ancestry of “xerography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
2French-graphie-graphy
3Latin-graphia-graphy
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “xerography”

  • Xerox
  • xerox
  • xeroxcopy
  • xeroxer
  • xerocratic
  • xerocracy
  • Xeroid
  • xeroxable
  • xeroxlore
  • xerocar
  • xerox
  • ksero
  • kserować
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