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Where does “pylcrafte” come from?

pylcrafte (Middle English) comes from Late Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, 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 “pylcrafte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinparagraphusparagraph
2Ancient Greekπαράγραφοςshort stroke in the margin marking a break in...
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “pylcrafte”

  • pilcrow
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