Where does “brevigraph” come from?

brevigraph (English) comes from English graph, 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...

brevigraph (English): Modified letter or letter with diacritics, used as an abbreviation of a sequence of letters

Definitions

Modified letter or letter with diacritics, used as an abbreviation of a sequence of letters

Ancestry of “brevigraph”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	graph	A data chart intended to illustrate the...
2	Ancient Greek	γράφω	to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3	Proto-Hellenic	grəpʰō	to scratch, cut or carve into
4	Proto-Indo-European	gerbʰ-	to carve
5	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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