Where does “lithotypographie” come from?
lithotypographie (French) comes from French typographie, from French typographe, from Medieval Latin typographia, 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...
lithotypographie (French): lithotypography
Ancestry of “lithotypographie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | typographie | typography; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | typographe | typographer |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | typographia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |