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Where does “grammatisch” come from?

grammatisch (German) comes from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, 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...

grammatisch (German): grammatical

Definitions

  1. grammatical

Ancestry of “grammatisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrammaticusof or pertaining to the study of language, of...
2Ancient Greekγραμματικόςknowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;...
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 “grammatisch”

  • ungrammatisch
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