Where does “électrophotographique” come from?
électrophotographique (French) comes from French photographique, from French graphique, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
électrophotographique (French): electrophotographic
Definitions
- electrophotographic
Ancestry of “électrophotographique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | photographique | photographic; photographical |
| 2 | French | graphique | graph; graphic |
| 3 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |