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Where does “photocopieuse” come from?

photocopieuse (French) comes from French photocopier, from French copier, from Latin copio, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

photocopieuse (French): photocopier

Definitions

  1. photocopier

Ancestry of “photocopieuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchphotocopierTo photocopy
2Frenchcopierto copy
3Latincopio—
4Latincōpia—
5Latincoopia—
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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