the procedure of faxing (sending a document via a fax machine) · fax, ellipsis of faxkészülék (“fax machine”) · ellipsis of faxüzenet (“fax message/document”)
Etymology tree 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 faxubor. Polish fax Unadapted borrowing from English fax.