Where does “schrafferen” come from?
schrafferen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch schraeffeeren, 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 — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “schrafferen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schraeffeeren | — |
| 2 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 3 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 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... |