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Where does “graffito” come from?

graffito (Italian) comes from Italian graffire, from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω — scribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...

graffito (Italian): graffiti; past participle of graffire

Definitions

  1. graffiti; past participle of graffire

Ancestry of “graffito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangraffireto graffiti
2Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φωscribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...

Words derived from “graffito”

  • graffiti
  • graffito
  • graffitist
  • antigraffiti
  • graffitilike
  • nongraffiti
  • graffitiless
  • grafiti
  • grafitear
  • graffiti
  • graffiti
  • граффити
  • グラフィティ
  • graffiti
  • graffiti
  • 그라피토
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