English
addressograph
From Addressograph (“trade name”), from address + -o- + -graph.
Formed from address + -o- + -graph
Latin regō ‘to govern, rule’
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Proto-Romance *dīrēctiāre ‘to guide; to direct’
Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre
Old French adrecier ‘to straighten, address’
Middle English adressen ‘to raise erect, adorn’
English address
The story
It was first produced in 1893.
Today it means
noun A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / addressograph