Where does “grafospasmo” come from?
grafospasmo (Italian) comes from Italian spasmo, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
grafospasmo (Italian): graphospasm, writer's cramp
Definitions
- graphospasm, writer's cramp
Ancestry of “grafospasmo”, step by step
grafospasmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spasmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spasmo | spasm; pang |
| 2 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |
via Portuguese espasmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | espasmo | spasm |