Where does “καλλιγραφία” come from?

καλλιγραφία (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...

καλλιγραφία (Ancient Greek): pretty writing

Definitions

  1. pretty writing

Ancestry of “καλλιγραφία”, step by step

καλλιγραφία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γράφω

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

via Ancient Greek κάλλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάλλοςbeauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing
2Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “καλλιγραφία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →