Where does “gramery” come from?
gramery (Middle English) comes from Old French gramaire, from Vulgar Latin *grammāria, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gramery (Middle English): grammar, knowledge of language; knowledge, study;...
Definitions
- grammar, knowledge of language; knowledge, study;...
Ancestry of “gramery”, step by step
gramery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French gramaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gramaire | grammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *grammāria | — |
| 3 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |