Where does “неграмотность” come from?

неграмотность (Russian) comes from Russian негра́мотный, 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...

неграмотность (Russian): illiteracy; incompetence

Definitions

  1. illiteracy; incompetence

Ancestry of “неграмотность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнегра́мотныйilliterate
2Russianгра́мотныйliterate
3Russianгра́мотаability to read and write; official document
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō