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Where does “grammatiste” come from?

grammatiste (French) comes from Latin grammatista, from Ancient Greek γραμματιστής, 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...

Ancestry of “grammatiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrammatista—
2Ancient Greekγραμματιστής—
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
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...

Words derived from “grammatiste”

  • grammatist
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