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Where does “grammo” come from?

grammo (Italian) comes from Russian грамм, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...

grammo (Italian): gramme/gram, unit of mass

Definitions

  1. gramme/gram, unit of mass

Ancestry of “grammo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianграммgram
2Latingrammagram
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grammo”

  • femtogrammo
  • decigrammo
  • miriagrammo
  • ettogrammo
  • chilogrammetro
  • microgrammo
  • kilogrammo
  • decagrammo
  • chilogrammo
  • milligrammo
  • megagrammo
  • centigrammo
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