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Where does “oftalmologo” come from?

oftalmologo (Italian) comes from Italian logo, from English logo, from English logogram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

oftalmologo (Italian): ophthalmologist

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  1. ophthalmologist

Ancestry of “oftalmologo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlogologo; logotype
2EnglishlogoA visual symbol or emblem that acts as a...
3EnglishlogogramA character or symbol that represents a word or...
4EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
5Frenchgrammegram
6Latingrammagram
7Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
8Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
9Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
11Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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