Where does “micrographia” come from?

micrographia (English) comes from Latin -graphia, 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...

micrographia (English): The condition of having small handwriting, sometimes a symptom of Parkinson's disease and related conditions

Definitions

  1. The condition of having small handwriting, sometimes a symptom of Parkinson's disease and related conditions

Ancestry of “micrographia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-graphia-graphy
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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