Etymology

copier

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Today it means: A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator. Full definition →

English copy ← Middle English copien ← Old French copier
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The story

  1. Latincōpiō
  2. Old Frenchcopier
  3. Middle Englishcopien
  4. Englishcopy
  5. English todaycopier

From copy + -er.

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