Where does “cerograph” come from?
cerograph (English) comes from English cero, from Spanish Sierra, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
cerograph (English): A writing on wax
Definitions
- A writing on wax
Ancestry of “cerograph”, step by step
cerograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cero | A large scombroid food fish found chiefly in the... |
| 2 | Spanish | Sierra | saw tool |
| 3 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English graph
| 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... |