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Where does “typographe” come from?

typographe (French) comes 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...

typographe (French): typographer

Definitions

  1. typographer

Ancestry of “typographe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “typographe”

  • typography
  • typographer
  • phototypography
  • stereotypography
  • microtypography
  • autotypography
  • xylotypography
  • typo
  • typographie
  • chromotypographie
  • lithotypographie
  • タイポグラフィ
  • 타이포그래피
  • tipografi
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