Where does “graphic” come from?
Graphic comes from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, derived from γραφή meaning "writing," which comes from γράφω meaning "to write," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger- meaning "to scratch or carve."
graphic (English): Drawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in...
Definitions
- Drawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in...
Ancestry of “graphic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 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... |
Words derived from “graphic”
- graphical
- graphically
- iconographic
- iconographically
- electrographic
- homographic
- cholangiographic
- nongraphical
- graphicness
- infographic
- nongraphic
- pseudographical
- electrographically
- dendrographic
- semigraphical
- areography
- visuographic
- angiographical
- electrogastrographic
- supergraphic
- areographic
- chemographic
- dermatographic
- graphicly