Where does “šrafa” come from?
šrafa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schraffe, from German schraffieren, from Middle Low German schrafferen, from Middle Dutch schraeffeeren, from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
šrafa (Serbo-Croatian): a line within a hatching
Definitions
- a line within a hatching
Ancestry of “šrafa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schraffe | serif |
| 2 | German | schraffieren | to crosshatch |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schrafferen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schraeffeeren | — |
| 5 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 6 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 8 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |