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Where does “autografia” come from?

autografia (Italian) comes from French autographier, from French autographie, from French -graphie, 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...

autografia (Italian): autograph

Definitions

  1. autograph

Ancestry of “autografia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchautographierTo autograph
2Frenchautographieautography; first-person singular present...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “autografia”

  • teleautografia
  • autografico
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