myEtymology.com: English etymology of helicograph

Etymology of the English word helicograph

the English word helicograph

using the English prefix helico-

derived from the Latin prefix helico-

derived from the Greek word helix, ἕλιξ, ἧλιξ (coil)

derived from the Greek word elissomai

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-

using the English suffix -graph

derived from the French suffix -graph

derived from the Greek word graphos, γραϕος

derived from the Greek word graphein, γράφω (to draw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-