myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of xerocopia

Etymology of the Italian word xerocopia

the Italian word xerocopia

derived from the Italian word copia

derived from the Italian word xerografico

derived from the Italian word xerografia

using the Italian prefix xero-

derived from the Greek word xeros, ξηρός (arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water))

using the Italian suffix -grafia

derived from the Greek suffix -graphia, -γραφία, -γραϕία

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

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