Where does “autograph” come from?
Autograph comes from Latin autographum, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος meaning "written by one's own hand."
autograph (English): A person’s own handwriting, especially the...
Definitions
- A person’s own handwriting, especially the...
Ancestry of “autograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | autographum | inflection of autographus: ##... |
| 2 | Latin | autographus | written with one's own hand |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόγραφος | written with one's own hand |
| 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... |