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Where does “autographal” come from?

autographal (English) comes from English autograph, from Latin autographum, from Latin autographus, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος, 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...

autographal (English): autographic

Definitions

  1. autographic

Ancestry of “autographal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautographA person’s own handwriting, especially the...
2Latinautographuminflection of autographus: ##...
3Latinautographuswritten with one's own hand
4Ancient Greekαὐτόγραφοςwritten with one's own hand
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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