Where does “epigrapher” come from?
epigrapher (English) comes from English epigraph, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγράφω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.
epigrapher (English): epigraphist
Definitions
- epigraphist
Ancestry of “epigrapher”, step by step
epigrapher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epigraph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epigraph | An inscription, especially on a building; A... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιγραφή | inscription; description of parties in pleadings |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιγράφω | graze, inscribe; I inscribe; to mark the surface |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |