Etymograph

English

ivorytype

From ivory + -type.

Formed from ivory + -type

Latin ebur

Latin eboreus ‘in or of ivory’

Anglo-Norman ivurie

Middle English yvory

English ivory

Today it means

noun A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.

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

Etymograph / ivorytype