Where does “biografi” come from?

biografi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -grafi, 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...

biografi (Norwegian Bokmål): a biography

Definitions

  1. a biography

Ancestry of “biografi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-grafi-graphy
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “biografi”

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