Where does “grammarese” come from?
grammarese (English) comes from English grammar, from Middle English gramer, from Old French gramaire, from Vulgar Latin *grammāria, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grammarese (English): The technical jargon associated with grammar
Definitions
- The technical jargon associated with grammar
Ancestry of “grammarese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grammar | A system of rules and principles for speaking and... |
| 2 | Middle English | gramer | grammar; Latin |
| 3 | Old French | gramaire | grammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *grammāria | — |
| 5 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |