Where does “šrafa” come from?
šrafa (Czech) comes from German Schraffe, from German schraffieren, from Middle Low German schrafferen, from Middle Dutch schraeffeeren, from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
šrafa (Czech): a hatching line
Definitions
- a hatching line
Ancestry of “šrafa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schraffe | serif |
| 2 | German | schraffieren | to crosshatch |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schrafferen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schraeffeeren | — |
| 5 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 6 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 8 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |