Where does “graphicalness” come from?
graphicalness (English) comes from English graphical, from English graphic, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
graphicalness (English): The quality of being graphical
Definitions
- The quality of being graphical
Ancestry of “graphicalness”, step by step
graphicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graphical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graphical | Of, related to, or shown on a graph; Of, related... |
| 2 | English | graphic | Drawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in... |
| 3 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |