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Where does “agraphic” come from?

agraphic (English) comes from English agraphia, 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...

agraphic (English): Affected with or pertaining to agraphia

Definitions

  1. Affected with or pertaining to agraphia

Ancestry of “agraphic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagraphiaA loss of the ability to write; The inability to...
2Latin-graphia-graphy
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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