Where does “ortagrafaíocht” come from?

ortagrafaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish -grafaíocht, from Latin -graphia, 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...

ortagrafaíocht (Irish): orthography

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Ancestry of “ortagrafaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-grafaíocht-graphy
2Latin-graphia-graphy
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →