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Where does “orthographe” come from?

orthographe (French) comes from Latin orthographia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία, 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...

orthographe (French): orthography; spelling

Definitions

  1. orthography; spelling

Ancestry of “orthographe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orthographe”

  • lortograf
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