Where does “sgraffito” come from?

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

sgraffito (Portuguese): Alternative form of esgrafito

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of esgrafito

Ancestry of “sgraffito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesgrafitosgraffito
2Italiansgraffitosgraffito (A technique in ceramics, art and design)
3Italiangraffitograffiti; past participle of graffire
4Italiangraffireto graffiti
5Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φωscribe; to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω →Every word from Italian graffire →Every word from Italian graffito →