Where does “orthography” come from?

Orthography comes from Middle French orthographie, meaning the correct writing of words.

orthography (English): The study of correct spelling according to...

Definitions

  1. The study of correct spelling according to...

Ancestry of “orthography”, step by step

orthography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French orthographie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchorthographieorthography
2Latinorthographiaorthography
3Ancient Greekὀρθογραφίαorthography
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old French ortografie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchortografieorthography; spelling

Words derived from “orthography”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →