Where does “υστερόγραφο” come from?
υστερόγραφο (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...
υστερόγραφο (Greek): postscript, PS
Definitions
- postscript, PS
Ancestry of “υστερόγραφο”, step by step
υστερόγραφο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek γραφή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | γραφή | writing, script; handwriting, hand; the Bible |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via New Latin postscriptum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | postscriptum | accusative supine of postscrībō |
| 2 | Latin | postscriptus | written after |
| 3 | Latin | postscribo | I write after or under |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |