Where does “autograf” come from?
autograf (Romanian) comes from French autographe, 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...
autograf (Romanian): autograph
Definitions
- autograph
Ancestry of “autograf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autographe | autograph |
| 2 | Latin | autographum | inflection of autographus: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | autographus | written with one's own hand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόγραφος | written with one's own hand |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |