Where does “autografar” come from?

autografar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese autógrafo, 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...

autografar (Portuguese): to autograph

Definitions

  1. to autograph

Ancestry of “autografar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseautógrafoautograph
2Latinautographuminflection of autographus: ##...
3Latinautographuswritten with one's own hand
4Ancient Greekαὐτόγραφοςwritten with one's own hand
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō