Where does “brachygrapher” come from?
brachygrapher (English) comes from English brachygraphy, from French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brachygrapher (English): A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer
Definitions
- A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer
Ancestry of “brachygrapher”, step by step
brachygrapher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brachygraphy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brachygraphy | A system of writing using abbreviations or... |
| 2 | French | brachygraphie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |