Where does “agraphia” come from?

agraphia (English) comes from Latin -graphia, 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...

agraphia (English): A loss of the ability to write; The inability to...

Definitions

  1. A loss of the ability to write; The inability to...

Ancestry of “agraphia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-graphia-graphy
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 “agraphia”

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