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Where does “aŭtografio” come from?

aŭtografio (Esperanto) comes from Latin autographum, from Latin autographus, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος, 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...

aŭtografio (Esperanto): facsimile

Definitions

  1. facsimile

Ancestry of “aŭtografio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautographuminflection of autographus: ##...
2Latinautographuswritten with one's own hand
3Ancient Greekαὐτόγραφοςwritten with one's own hand
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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