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Where does “γράμμα” come from?

γράμμα (Ancient Greek) comes 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...

γράμμα (Ancient Greek): that which is written, that which is drawn,...

Definitions

  1. that which is written, that which is drawn,...

Ancestry of “γράμμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
2Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “γράμμα”

  • g
  • diagram
  • grammar
  • telegram
  • grammatical
  • grams
  • gram
  • logo
  • Logos
  • logos
  • kilogram
  • epigram
  • grammatically
  • electrocardiogram
  • ungrammatical
  • gramophone
  • grammaticalization
  • hologram
  • angiogram
  • mammogram
  • datagram
  • cablegram
  • electroencephalogram
  • anagram
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