Where does “ungrammatic” come from?
ungrammatic (English) comes from English grammatic, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...
ungrammatic (English): Synonym of ungrammatical
Definitions
- Synonym of ungrammatical
Ancestry of “ungrammatic”, step by step
ungrammatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grammatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grammatic | grammatical |
| 2 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |