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Where does “xeroradiogram” come from?

xeroradiogram (English) comes from English radiogram, from English radiotelegram, from English radio, from English radiotelegraphy, from English telegraphy, from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé- — resin.

xeroradiogram (English): An image produced by means of xeroradiography

Definitions

  1. An image produced by means of xeroradiography

Ancestry of “xeroradiogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradiogramA message, like a telegram, transmitted by radio...
2EnglishradiotelegramA message transmitted by radiotelegraph
3EnglishradioThe technology that allows for the transmission...
4EnglishradiotelegraphyThe process and techniques of sending telegrams...
5Englishtelegraphycommunication at a distance by means of the...
6EnglishTelegraph—
7Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
8Frenchtélé-tele-
9Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
10Latincommūnicāre—
11Latincommūnis—
12Old Latincom(m)oinis—
13Proto-Italickommoinis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Germankitt—
19Old High Germankuti—
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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