Where does “quirografia” come from?

quirografia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -grafia, 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...

quirografia (Portuguese): chirography

Definitions

  1. chirography

Ancestry of “quirografia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-grafia-graphy
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “quirografia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →