Where does “βιογραφία” come from?

βιογραφία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “βιογραφία”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	-γραφία	writing, drawing; -graphy, writing
2	Ancient Greek	γραφή	drawing; painting; writing, a writing
3	Ancient Greek	γράφω	to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4	Proto-Hellenic	grəpʰō	to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	gerbʰ-	to carve
6	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “βιογραφία”

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