Where does “-graphus” come from?

-graphus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -γράφος, 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...

-graphus (Latin): graph

Definitions

graph

Ancestry of “-graphus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	-γράφος	writer, painter
2	Ancient Greek	γράφω	to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3	Proto-Hellenic	grəpʰō	to scratch, cut or carve into
4	Proto-Indo-European	gerbʰ-	to carve
5	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “-graphus”

-graphe
-graf

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