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Where does “грамотно” come from?

грамотно (Russian) comes from Russian гра́мотный, from Russian гра́мота, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, 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...

грамотно (Russian): correctly, grammatically; competently, skilfully;...

Definitions

  1. correctly, grammatically; competently, skilfully;...

Ancestry of “грамотно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгра́мотный—
2Russianгра́мотаability to read and write; official document
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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