Where does “biografi” come from?
biografi (Swedish) comes from Swedish bio, from Swedish biograf, from Swedish graf, from English graph, 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...
biografi (Swedish): a biography
Definitions
- a biography
Ancestry of “biografi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bio | cinema; the movies |
| 2 | Swedish | biograf | a cinema, a movie theatre; commonly contracted to... |
| 3 | Swedish | graf | graph, the set \left\{(x, F({x}))\right\} |
| 4 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |