Where does “-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ” come from?

-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes 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...

-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek): writing, drawing; -graphy, writing

Definitions

  1. writing, drawing; -graphy, writing

Ancestry of “-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-