Where does “parágrafo” come from?
parágrafo (Spanish) comes from Spanish párrafo, from Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
parágrafo (Spanish): Alternative form of párrafo
Definitions
- Alternative form of párrafo
Ancestry of “parágrafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | párrafo | paragraph |
| 2 | Latin | paragraphus | paragraph |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παράγραφος | short stroke in the margin marking a break in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |