Where does “laserskrivare” come from?

laserskrivare (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrivare, from Swedish skriva, from Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

laserskrivare (Swedish): a laser printer

Definitions

  1. a laser printer

Ancestry of “laserskrivare”, step by step

laserskrivare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skrivare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrivarea scribe; one who writes; a printer
2Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
3Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
4Old Norseskrifa—
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Swedish laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlasera laser (device)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →