Where does “självbiografisk” come from?
självbiografisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish självbiografi, from Swedish biografi, from Swedish bio, from Swedish biograf, from Swedish graf, from English graph, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
självbiografisk (Swedish): autobiographic, autobiographical
Definitions
- autobiographic, autobiographical
Ancestry of “självbiografisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | självbiografi | autobiography |
| 2 | Swedish | biografi | a biography |
| 3 | Swedish | bio | cinema; the movies |
| 4 | Swedish | biograf | a cinema, a movie theatre; commonly contracted to... |
| 5 | Swedish | graf | graph, the set \left\{(x, F({x}))\right\} |
| 6 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |