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English word origin

Etymology of faxer

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-E

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

One who sends a fax.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Latin fac simileder. English facsimileclip. English fax English -er English faxer From fax + -er.

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