Etymology

photoduplicate

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Today it means: A photocopy. Full definition →

English duplicate ← Latin duplicātus ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Latinduplicātus
  9. Englishduplicate
  10. English todayphotoduplicate

From photo- + duplicate.

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