Where does “epigrammista” come from?
epigrammista (Italian) comes from Italian epigramma, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγράφω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.
epigrammista (Italian): epigrammatist
Ancestry of “epigrammista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | epigramma | epigram |
| 2 | Latin | epigramma | inscription; epigram |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίγραμμα | an inscription, , an epigram; a written estimate... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιγράφω | graze, inscribe; I inscribe; to mark the surface |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |