Where does “schraffieren” come from?
schraffieren (German) comes from Middle Low German schrafferen, from Middle Dutch schraeffeeren, from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
schraffieren (German): to crosshatch
Definitions
- to crosshatch
Ancestry of “schraffieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schrafferen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schraeffeeren | — |
| 3 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 4 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 6 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |