English

electrocopy

From electro- + copy.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work, toil, make’

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Latin cōpia ‘abundance, plenty’

Medieval Latin copia ‘reproduction, transcript’

Old French copie ‘abundance; transcript, copy’

Middle English copy

English copy

Today it means

verb To scan electronically.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrocopy