Where does “-graphie” come from?

-graphie (French) comes from Latin -graphia, 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...

-graphie (French): -graphy

Definitions

  1. -graphy

Ancestry of “-graphie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-graphie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-