Where does “clóghrafóir” come from?

clóghrafóir (Irish) comes from Irish graf, from English graph, 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...

clóghrafóir (Irish): typographer

Definitions

  1. typographer

Ancestry of “clóghrafóir”, step by step

clóghrafóir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish graf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgrafgraph, chart; write; draw, sketch; graph, plot,...
2EnglishgraphA data chart intended to illustrate the...
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Irish cló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclófont, script; print, impression; form
2Middle Irishclómetal spike, nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō
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