English
transferography
From transfer + -o- + -graphy.
Formed from transfer + -o- + -graphy
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry’
Latin ferō ‘to bear’
Latin trānsferō ‘to bear across’
English transfer
Today it means
noun The act or process of copying inscriptions etc. by making transfers (such as on stone)
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transferography”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / transferography