Where does “grafiker” come from?
grafiker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grafikk, from French graphique, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grafiker (Norwegian Bokmål): a graphic artist
Definitions
- a graphic artist
Ancestry of “grafiker”, step by step
grafiker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål grafikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grafikk | graphics, graphic art |
| 2 | French | graphique | graph; graphic |
| 3 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 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... |
via Danish grafik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grafik | graphics, graphic, computer graphics, graphic art |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |