Where does “chirographary” come from?
chirographary (English) comes from English chirograph, from French chirographe, from Latin chīrographum, from Ancient Greek κειρόγρᾰφον, from Ancient Greek κειρόγρᾰφος — handwritten.
chirographary (English): Of or relating to a chirograph
Definitions
- Of or relating to a chirograph
Ancestry of “chirographary”, step by step
chirographary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chirograph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chirograph | A kind of mediaeval document written in duplicate... |
| 2 | French | chirographe | chirograph |
| 3 | Latin | chīrographum | one's handwriting; autograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κειρόγρᾰφον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κειρόγρᾰφος | handwritten |