Where does “грифель” come from?

грифель (Russian) comes from German Griffel, from Ancient Greek γραφείον, from Ancient Greek γράφειν — present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...

грифель (Russian): slate pencil, stylus for writing on a slate...

Definitions

  1. slate pencil, stylus for writing on a slate...

Ancestry of “грифель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGriffelstylus, pen, slate pencil; an antiquated writing...
2Ancient Greekγραφείονpencil
3Ancient Greekγράφεινpresent active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...

Words derived from “грифель”

Every word from Ancient Greek γράφειν →Every word from Ancient Greek γραφείον →Every word from German Griffel →