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Where does “γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή” come from?

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή (Ancient Greek): animate senses; inanimate senses; nominative...

Definitions

  1. animate senses; inanimate senses; nominative...

Ancestry of “γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή”

  • grammar
  • grammatical
  • grammatically
  • ungrammatical
  • grammaticalization
  • grammaticality
  • ungrammaticality
  • ungrammatically
  • grimoire
  • lexicogrammatical
  • lexicogrammar
  • gramarye
  • degrammaticalization
  • grammarless
  • grammaticalness
  • nongrammatical
  • agrammatical
  • metagrammar
  • lexicogrammatically
  • antigrammatical
  • metagrammatical
  • grammared
  • subgrammar
  • ungrammared
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