Where does “-graphe” come from?

-graphe (French) comes from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, 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...

-graphe (French): -graph; -grapher

Definitions

  1. -graph; -grapher

Ancestry of “-graphe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-graphusgraph
2Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “-graphe”

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