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Where does “hierographicus” come from?

hierographicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γραφικός, 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...

hierographicus (Latin): hierographic, of sacred writing

Definitions

  1. hierographic, of sacred writing

Ancestry of “hierographicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραφικόςpertaining to writing; pertaining to painting
2Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “hierographicus”

  • hierographic
  • hierographical
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