gravure etymology

French word gravure comes from French graver (To burn (data, onto a CD). To carve (wood). To engrave.), French -ure (Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.)

Detailed word origin of gravure

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
graver French (fra) To burn (data, onto a CD). To carve (wood). To engrave.
-ure French (fra) Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.
gravure French (fra) (computing) burning (optical disc). A printing method using as printing form an engraved cylinder.. Engraving.

Words with the same origin as gravure

Descendants of graver
graveur
Descendants of -ure
allure blessure brochure brûlure candidature carrure chaussure chevelure chlorure coupure cyanure doublure déchirure envergure fourrure friture moisissure piqûre procédure raclure sciure tournure usure égratignure