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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

  1. electrophotographic

Ancestry of “électrophotographique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphotographiquephotographic; photographical
2Frenchgraphiquegraph; graphic
3Latingraphicuspertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to...
4Ancient Greekγραφικόςpertaining to writing; pertaining to painting
5Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “électrophotographique”

  • électrophotographiquement
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