Where does “typographia” come from?

typographia (Medieval Latin) comes 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 “typographia”, step by step

typographia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γράφω

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

via Ancient Greek τύπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
2Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek τυπογράφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτυπογράφοςa certified copy

Words derived from “typographia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →