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Where does “-grama” come from?

-grama (Spanish) comes 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...

-grama (Spanish): -gram

Definitions

  1. -gram

Ancestry of “-grama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “-grama”

  • cariograma
  • dendrograma
  • telegrama
  • ambigrama
  • holograma
  • electrocardiograma
  • cladograma
  • ecocardiograma
  • crucigrama
  • ideograma
  • cronograma
  • cardiograma
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