Where does “prosopographic” come from?
prosopographic (English) comes from English prosopography, from Latin prosōpographia, from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...
prosopographic (English): Of or pertaining to prosopography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to prosopography
Ancestry of “prosopographic”, step by step
prosopographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosopography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosopography | a study of the individuals in a group of people... |
| 2 | Latin | prosōpographia | prosopography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γραφία | writing, drawing; -graphy, writing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |