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Where does “grafica” come from?

grafica (Italian) comes from Italian grafico, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...

grafica (Italian): graphic arts; graphics; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. graphic arts; graphics; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “grafica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangraficographic; graph, plot; graphics artist
2Latingraphicuspertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to...
3Ancient Greekγραφικόςpertaining to writing; pertaining to painting
4Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
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...

Words derived from “grafica”

  • videografica
  • cianografica
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