Where does “esgrafito” come from?

esgrafito (Portuguese) comes from Italian sgraffito, from Italian graffito, from Italian graffire, from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω — scribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...

esgrafito (Portuguese): sgraffito

Definitions

  1. sgraffito

Ancestry of “esgrafito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansgraffitosgraffito (A technique in ceramics, art and design)
2Italiangraffitograffiti; past participle of graffire
3Italiangraffireto graffiti
4Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φωscribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...

Words derived from “esgrafito”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω →Every word from Italian graffire →Every word from Italian graffito →