Hectograph
/ˈhɛktəˌɡræf/noun
A duplicating device that makes copies from a gelatin pad, or a copy made by such a process.
Did you know?The second half of the word comes from Greek -graphos, “writing,” the same ancient root behind words like autograph and biography, while hecto- is the Greek prefix for “hundred,” used in scientific measurement.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
hekaton
“hundred”
Ancient Greek
Greek
graphein
“to write, draw, scratch”
Late 19th Century
English
hectograph
“a duplicating process using a gelatin surface to copy writing”
Modern English
English
hectograph
“a machine or process for making multiple copies from one original”