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Where does “apografo” come from?

apografo (Italian) comes from Italian -grafo, 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...

apografo (Italian): apograph

Definitions

  1. apograph

Ancestry of “apografo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-grafo-grapher
2Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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