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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

Definitions

  1. grammatical

Ancestry of “gramatical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrammaticalisgrammatical; of or pertaining to grammar
2Latingrammaticagrammar, philology; ablative singular of...
3Latingrammaticusof or pertaining to the study of language, of...
4Ancient Greekγραμματικόςknowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;...
5Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gramatical”

  • gramaticalmente
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