Etymology

reprography

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Today it means: The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods. Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Middle Englishproduce
  18. Englishproduce
  19. Englishreproduce
  20. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  22. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  23. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  24. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  25. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  27. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  28. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  29. Frenchphotographie
  30. Englishphotography
  31. English todayreprography

Blend of reproduce + photography

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