Where does “pentagrama” come from?
pentagrama (Basque) comes from Spanish pentagrama, from Ancient Greek γραμμή, 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...
pentagrama (Basque): staff, stave
Definitions
- staff, stave
Ancestry of “pentagrama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pentagrama | staff |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γραμμή | a stroke line |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |