Where does “graffito” come from?

graffito (Spanish) comes from Italian graffio, from Lombardic *krapfo, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “graffito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangraffioscratch; first-person singular present indicative...
2Lombardic*krapfo—
3Proto-West Germanickrappōa hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
5Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “graffito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →
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