Where does “gramatical” come from?
gramatical (Spanish) comes from Latin grammaticalis, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gramatical (Spanish): grammatical
Ancestry of “gramatical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | grammaticalis | grammatical; of or pertaining to grammar |
| 2 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “gramatical”