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Etymology and origin of the French word autographier

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Established
Formation
Derivation
First attested
1829 Boiste More words from the 19th century
Ultimate origin
French autographie,-er

Pronunciation

  • /o.tɔ.ɡʁa.fje/[1]
  • /ɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fje/[1]

Forms

autographier[1]

Etymology

It is formed from French autographie + -er.[2][3][4][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Boiste's dictionary records it in 1829, for reproducing writing by autographie.[2][3]

Semantic evolution

It remained a technical term of printing, for making several copies of handwriting or a drawing by autography;[2][5] Zola used it in 1891 for a stock-exchange bulletin to be sent to provincial newspapers.[2][5] Bescherelle (1845) and the Larousse dictionaries also give the reflexive s'autographier, “to be autographed”.[2]

Timeline

  • 1829 – Boiste records autographier.[2][3]
  • 1845 – Bescherelle records the reflexive s'autographier.[2]
  • 1891 – Zola uses it in L'Argent.[2]

Meanings

Verb

  1. (technical) To reproduce handwriting or a drawing in several copies by autography (autography).[2][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
  3. ^ a b c Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
  4. ^ a b Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
  5. ^ a b c Littré, Émile (1873–1877), Dictionnaire de la langue française, 4 vols. and supplement, Paris: Hachette
Cite this entry

“Autographier.” Etymologically, 15 Nov. 2026, etymologically.com/fr/autographier. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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