Where does “copier” come from?

copier (French) comes from Latin copio, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

copier (French): to copy

Definitions

to copy

Ancestry of “copier”, step by step

copier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin copio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	copio	to copy (a text, document, etc.)
2	Latin	cōpia	supply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches
3	Latin	coopia	—
4	Latin	co-	allomorph of con-
5	Latin	cōn-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
7	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
8	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
9	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11	Middle English	kyt	—
12	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13	Old High German	kuti	—
14	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
15	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
16	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
17	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Medieval Latin copiare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	copiare	—

via Medieval Latin copio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	copio	—

Words derived from “copier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →