Where does “xilografico” come from?
xilografico (Italian) comes from Italian xilografia, from Italian xilo-, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
xilografico (Italian): xylographic
Definitions
- xylographic
Ancestry of “xilografico”, step by step
xilografico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian xilografia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | xilografia | xylography |
| 2 | Italian | xilo- | xylo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Spanish xilografía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | xilografía | xylography |
| 2 | Spanish | -grafía | -graphy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γραφία | writing, drawing; -graphy, writing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |