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Where does “bromografo” come from?

bromografo (Italian) comes from Italian bromo, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bromografo (Italian): bromograph, contact printer

Definitions

  1. bromograph, contact printer

Ancestry of “bromografo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbromobromine
2Frenchbromépast participle of bromer; brominated
3New LatinBromus—
4Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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