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Where does “-graphia” come from?

-graphia (Latin) comes 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...

-graphia (Latin): -graphy

Definitions

  1. -graphy

Ancestry of “-graphia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-graphia”

  • radio
  • demographic
  • photography
  • ethnographic
  • tomography
  • chromatography
  • ethnography
  • historiography
  • angiography
  • iconography
  • radiographic
  • echocardiography
  • Xerox
  • radiography
  • choreography
  • demography
  • ultrasonography
  • cryptographic
  • cryptography
  • chromatographic
  • stenographer
  • telegraphy
  • cartography
  • crystallographic
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