Where does “biographia” come from?
biographia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βιογραφία, from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...
biographia (Latin): biography
Definitions
- biography
Ancestry of “biographia”, step by step
biographia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek βιογραφία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βιογραφία | biography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -γραφία | writing, drawing; -graphy, writing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Ancient Greek γράφειν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |