myEtymology.com: English etymology of photocomposer

Etymology of the English word photocomposer

the English word photocomposer

using the English prefix photo-

derived from the Latin prefix photo-

derived from the Greek prefix photo-, φωτο-, ϕωτο-

derived from the Greek word phos, φῶς (light; luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative))

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

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

derived from the English word composer

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word compose

derived from the Old French word composer

derived from the Classical Latin word componere (compare; place, put; construct, build; arrange)

derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)

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

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Usage

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