Where does “grafospasm” come from?
grafospasm (Romanian) comes from English graphospasm, from English spasm, from Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
grafospasm (Romanian): graphospasm
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- graphospasm
Ancestry of “grafospasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graphospasm | Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and... |
| 2 | English | spasm | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a... |
| 3 | Middle English | spasme | — |
| 4 | Old French | spasme | Alternative form of espasme |
| 5 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |