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Where does “paleographer” come from?

paleographer (English) comes from English -grapher, 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...

paleographer (English): a person skilled in paleography

Definitions

  1. a person skilled in paleography

Ancestry of “paleographer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-graphersomeone who writes about a specified subject, or...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “paleographer”

  • palaeographer
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