Where does “graffio” come from?
graffio (Italian) comes from Lombardic *krapfo, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
graffio (Italian): scratch; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- scratch; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “graffio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lombardic | *krapfo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | krappō | a hook |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “graffio”