Where does “αγιογραφία” come from?

αγιογραφία (Greek) comes from Greek γράφω, 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...

αγιογραφία (Greek): religious painting, icon; hagiography

Definitions

  1. religious painting, icon; hagiography

Ancestry of “αγιογραφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγράφωwrite, pen; record; issue a ticket
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →