Where does “självbiografi” come from?
självbiografi (Swedish) comes from Swedish biografi, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
självbiografi (Swedish): autobiography
Definitions
- autobiography
Ancestry of “självbiografi”, step by step
självbiografi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish biografi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | biografi | a biography |
| 2 | Swedish | bio | cinema; the movies |
| 3 | Swedish | biograf | a cinema, a movie theatre; commonly contracted to... |
| 4 | Swedish | graf | graph, the set \left\{(x, F({x}))\right\} |
| 5 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |