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
- writing, drawing; -graphy, writing
Ancestry of “-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ”
- demographic
- demography
- demographically
- sociodemographic
- geodemographic
- chorography
- prosopography
- prosopographical
- paleodemography
- paleodemographic
- demogrant
- chorographical
- autofiction
- biodemography
- prosopographic
- palaeodemographic
- sociodemography
- biodemographic
- megalography
- geodemography
- geodemographically
- anaglyptography
- -γραφία
- hagiografie