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Where does “grafospasmo” come from?

grafospasmo (Italian) comes from Italian grafo-, 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...

grafospasmo (Italian): graphospasm, writer's cramp

Definitions

  1. graphospasm, writer's cramp

Ancestry of “grafospasmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrafo-grapho-
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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