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Where does “gramo” come from?

gramo (Galician) comes from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...

gramo (Galician): gram

Definitions

  1. gram

Ancestry of “gramo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrammegram
2Latingrammagram
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gramo”

  • quilogramo
  • centigramo
  • miligramo
  • decagramo
  • megagramo
  • decigramo
  • hectogramo
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