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Where does “polycopier” come from?

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

polycopier (French): to duplicate

Definitions

  1. to duplicate

Ancestry of “polycopier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polycopier”

  • polycopieuse
  • polycopiage
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