Where does “grefon” come from?
grefon (Romanian) comes from French greffon, from French greffe, from Old French grefe, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grefon (Romanian): graft
Definitions
- graft
Ancestry of “grefon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | greffon | graft, scion |
| 2 | French | greffe | court clerk's office, court registrar's office;... |
| 3 | Old French | grefe | — |
| 4 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |