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Where does “-grafo” come from?

-grafo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek -γράφος, 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...

-grafo (Italian): -grapher

Definitions

  1. -grapher

Ancestry of “-grafo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “-grafo”

  • cianografo
  • silografo
  • sismografo
  • dattilografo
  • miografo
  • elettromiografo
  • selenografo
  • logografo
  • astrofotografo
  • tomografo
  • glittografo
  • autografo
  • glossografo
  • stenodattilografo
  • cristallografo
  • paleografo
  • demografo
  • etnografi
  • zincografo
  • stereolitografo
  • uranografo
  • tipografo
  • oscillografo
  • fotoeliografo
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