Where does “epigraphic” come from?
Epigraphic comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, Ancient Greek γράφω meaning "to write," and Proto-Indo-European ger- meaning "to scratch or scrape."
epigraphic (English): Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy
Ancestry of “epigraphic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | epigraphicus | epigraphic, epigraphical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπῐγρᾰφῐκός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “epigraphic”