Where does “boligrafo” come from?
boligrafo (Basque) comes from Spanish bolígrafo, from Spanish -grafo, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, 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...
boligrafo (Basque): pen, ball pen
Definitions
- pen, ball pen
Ancestry of “boligrafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bolígrafo | A ballpoint pen |
| 2 | Spanish | -grafo | -graph; -grapher |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |