Where does “autógrafo” come from?
autógrafo (Portuguese) comes from Latin autographum, from Latin autographus, from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος, 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...
autógrafo (Portuguese): autograph
Ancestry of “autógrafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | autographum | inflection of autographus:
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| 2 | Latin | autographus | written with one's own hand |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόγραφος | written with one's own hand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |