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Where does “orthographia” come from?

orthographia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία, 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...

orthographia (Latin): orthography

Definitions

  1. orthography

Ancestry of “orthographia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orthographia”

  • ortografía
  • dysorthographie
  • orthographie
  • orthographiste
  • Orthographie
  • ortografia
  • ortografia
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