Etymograph

English

holotape

From holo- + tape.

Formed from holo- + tape

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Old English tæppa ‘ribbon, tape’

Middle English tape

English tape

Today it means

noun A tape used as a storage medium for holographic material.

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

Etymograph / holotape