Where does “grāmata” come from?
grāmata (Latvian) comes from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.
grāmata (Latvian): book; book, register; ability to read and write
Definitions
- book; book, register; ability to read and write
Ancestry of “grāmata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | грамота | alphabet, writing; ability to read and write;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράμματα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα |
Words derived from “grāmata”