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Where does “grammaticism” come from?

grammaticism (English) comes from English grammatic, 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...

grammaticism (English): A point or principle of grammar

Definitions

  1. A point or principle of grammar

Ancestry of “grammaticism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgrammaticgrammatical
2Latingrammaticusof or pertaining to the study of language, of...
3Ancient Greekγραμματικόςknowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;...
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; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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