Etymology of the English word photocopier
the English word
photocopierusing 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
copierderived from the English word
copyderived from the Old French word
copiederived from the Medieval Latin word
copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*op-derived from the French word
copyderived from the Medieval Latin word
copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*op-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
