English
heliogravure
Heliogravure comes from French héliogravure ‘heliogravure, rotogravure’, from gravure ‘engraving’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to dig, scratch, bury’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrebʰ-‘to dig, scratch, bury’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰróbʰ-reconstructedo-grade form of *gʰrebʰ-
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grabaną‘to dig’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*grabanreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgraver‘to engrave’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgravure‘engraving’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenthéliogravure‘heliogravure, rotogravure’
- Englishtodayheliogravure
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrebʰ-‘to dig, scratch, bury’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰróbʰ-reconstructedo-grade form of *gʰrebʰ-
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grabaną‘to dig’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*grabanreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgraver‘to engrave’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgravure‘engraving’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenthéliogravure‘heliogravure, rotogravure’
- Englishtodayheliogravure
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to dig, scratch, bury’
grab, grasp, groove, grub, grapple, 4 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-
through Proto-Germanic *grabaną ‘to dig’
Today it means
noun rotogravure (process or engraving)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- / heliogravure