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