Where does “ortograf” come from?
ortograf (Mauritian Creole) comes from French orthographe, from Latin orthographia, 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...
Ancestry of “ortograf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | orthographe | orthography; spelling |
| 2 | Latin | orthographia | orthography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογραφία | orthography |
| 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... |