Where does “Kopiergerät” come from?

Kopiergerät (German) comes from German kopieren, from German Kopie, 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,...

Kopiergerät (German): copier

Definitions

  1. copier

Ancestry of “Kopiergerät”, step by step

Kopiergerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kopieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopierento copy
2GermanKopiea copy, the result of copying something, a...
3Latincōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches
4Latincoopia—
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via German Gerät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerätdevice, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,...
2Middle High Germangeræteequipment; consultation; equipment
3Old High Germangirātiadvice, consultation
4Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →