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Where does “diagraph” come from?

diagraph (English) comes from Ancient Greek διαγραφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

diagraph (English): A drawing instrument that combines a protractor...

Definitions

  1. A drawing instrument that combines a protractor...

Ancestry of “diagraph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιαγραφήdelineation, outline, scheme; plans,...
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →