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Where does “γράφω” come from?

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

γράφω (Ancient Greek): to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...

Definitions

  1. to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...

Ancestry of “γράφω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “γράφω”

  • program
  • radio
  • g
  • paragraph
  • diagram
  • photo
  • programming
  • photograph
  • graph
  • grammar
  • geographical
  • geography
  • graphic
  • demographic
  • photography
  • telegram
  • grammatical
  • graft
  • grams
  • photographer
  • graphical
  • ethnographic
  • gram
  • logo
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