Where does “gramaire” come from?
gramaire (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *grammāria, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gramaire (Old French): grammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror
Definitions
- grammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror
Ancestry of “gramaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *grammāria | — |
| 2 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 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... |