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Where does “paragraf” come from?

paragraf (Irish) comes from Middle French paragraphe, from Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, 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...

paragraf (Irish): paragraph

Definitions

  1. paragraph

Ancestry of “paragraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparagraphe—
2Latinparagraphusparagraph
3Ancient Greekπαράγραφοςshort stroke in the margin marking a break in...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “paragraf”

  • fopharagraf
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