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Where does “centigrammo” come from?

centigrammo (Italian) comes from Italian grammo, from Russian грамм, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...

centigrammo (Italian): centigram

Definitions

  1. centigram

Ancestry of “centigrammo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrammogramme/gram, unit of mass
2Russianграммgram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
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...
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