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Where does “unautographed” come from?

unautographed (English) comes from English autographed, from English autograph, from Latin autographum, from Latin autographus, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

unautographed (English): Not autographed

Definitions

  1. Not autographed

Ancestry of “unautographed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishautographedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2EnglishautographA person’s own handwriting, especially the...
3Latinautographuminflection of autographus: ##...
4Latinautographuswritten with one's own hand
5Ancient Greekαὐτόγραφοςwritten with one's own hand
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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