Where does “calligraph” come from?
calligraph (English) comes from English calligraphy, from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία, from Ancient Greek κᾰλλῐ-, from Ancient Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
calligraph (English): To write using calligraphy
Definitions
- To write using calligraphy
Ancestry of “calligraph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calligraphy | The art or practice of writing letters and words... |
| 2 | French | calligraphie | calligraphy; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καλλιγραφία | pretty writing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλλῐ- | beautiful |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καλός | beautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |