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Where does “πεζογραφία” come from?

πεζογραφία (Greek) comes from Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...

πεζογραφία (Greek): prose

Definitions

  1. prose

Ancestry of “πεζογραφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγραφήwriting, script; handwriting, hand; the Bible
2Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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