Etymology

photomechanical

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Today it means: of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images Full definition →

English mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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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. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  10. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  11. Latinmēchanicus
  12. Old Frenchmecanique
  13. Middle Englishmechanic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Middle Englishmechanical
  17. Englishmechanical
  18. English todayphotomechanical

From photo- + mechanical.

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