Where does “schraeffeeren” come from?
schraeffeeren (Middle Dutch) comes from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “schraeffeeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 2 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |