Where does “fivegram” come from?

fivegram (English) comes from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

fivegram (English): An n-gram consisting of five items from a...

Definitions

  1. An n-gram consisting of five items from a...

Ancestry of “fivegram”, step by step

fivegram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
2Frenchgrammegram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English five

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiveA numerical value equal to 5; the number...
2Middle Englishfyffive
3Old Englishfīffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō