Where does “esgrafiado” come from?
esgrafiado (Spanish) comes from Spanish esgrafiar, from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
esgrafiado (Spanish): sgraffito
Definitions
- sgraffito
Ancestry of “esgrafiado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | esgrafiar | to sgraffito |
| 2 | Italian | sgraffiare | to scratch; to pinch |
| 3 | Italian | graffiare | to scratch; to bite |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | graphiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |