Where does “graffito” come from?

graffito (English) comes from Italian graffito, from Italian graffire, from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω — scribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...

graffito (English): An informal inscription, as by a worker or...

Definitions

  1. An informal inscription, as by a worker or...

Ancestry of “graffito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangraffitograffiti; past participle of graffire
2Italiangraffireto graffiti
3Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φωscribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω →Every word from Italian graffire →Every word from Italian graffito →