Etymology

electrophotographically

Today it means: By means of electrophotography. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English electrophotographic
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  12. Englishphoto-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  17. Englishphoto-
  18. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  19. Englishphotograph
  20. Englishphotographic
  21. Englishelectrophotographic
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  24. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  25. Proto-Germanic*līką
  26. English todayelectrophotographically

From electrophotographic + -ally.

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