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Where does “grafting tool” come from?

grafting tool (English) comes from English grafting, from English graft, from Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grafting tool (English): Any tool used in grafting; A very strong curved...

Definitions

  1. Any tool used in grafting; A very strong curved...

Ancestry of “grafting tool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgraftingpresent participle of graft; The act, art, or...
2EnglishgraftA small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in...
3Middle EnglishgraffeAlternative form of grave
4Old Frenchgreffestylus
5Latingraphiumstylus; pen
6Ancient Greekγραφεῖονpencil
7Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
8Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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