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Where does “ortógrafo” come from?

ortógrafo (Spanish) comes from Latin orthographus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογράφος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ortógrafo (Spanish): orthographer

Definitions

  1. orthographer

Ancestry of “ortógrafo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorthographus—
2Ancient Greekὀρθογράφος—
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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