Where does “skravere” come from?
skravere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch schrafferen, 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...
skravere (Norwegian Bokmål): to hatch
Definitions
- to hatch
Ancestry of “skravere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schrafferen | to provide with horizontal lines, to shade |
| 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... |