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Where does “grafikus” come from?

grafikus (Hungarian) comes from German graphisch, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, 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...

grafikus (Hungarian): graphic, graphical; graphic artist; graphic...

Definitions

  1. graphic, graphical; graphic artist; graphic...

Ancestry of “grafikus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangraphischAlternative spelling of grafisch
2Latingraphicuspertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to...
3Ancient Greekγραφικόςpertaining to writing; pertaining to painting
4Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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