Where does “grammatic” come from?
grammatic (English) comes from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, 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...
grammatic (English): grammatical
Definitions
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Ancestry of “grammatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |