Where does “autographed” come from?
autographed (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...
autographed (English): simple past tense and past participle of...
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Ancestry of “autographed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | autograph | A person’s own handwriting, especially the... |
| 2 | Latin | autographum | inflection of autographus:
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| 3 | Latin | autographus | written with one's own hand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόγραφος | written with one's own hand |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “autographed”