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Where does “glifo” come from?

glifo (Italian) comes from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

glifo (Italian): An ornament consisting of a hollow; A figure...

Definitions

  1. An ornament consisting of a hollow; A figure...

Ancestry of “glifo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglypheglyph
2Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “glifo”

  • triglifo
  • diglifo
  • petroglifo
  • agroglifo
  • sifonoglifo
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