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Where does “graphe” come from?

graphe (French) comes 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

Definitions

  1. graph

Ancestry of “graphe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “graphe”

  • aérographe
  • grapheur
  • hypergraphe
  • graphiste
  • multigraphe
  • ptéridographe
  • grafo
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