Where does “xerox” come from?
xerox (English) comes from English xerography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
xerox (English): A photocopy; A photocopier; To make a paper copy...
Definitions
- A photocopy; A photocopier; To make a paper copy...
Ancestry of “xerox”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xerography | a photocopying process in which a negative image... |
| 2 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 3 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 4 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |