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Where does “autografo” come from?

autografo (Italian) comes from Latin autographus, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος, 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...

autografo (Italian): autograph; autograph; hand-written; first-person...

Definitions

  1. autograph; autograph; hand-written; first-person...

Ancestry of “autografo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautographuswritten with one's own hand
2Ancient Greekαὐτόγραφοςwritten with one's own hand
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...

Words derived from “autografo”

  • teleautografo
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