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Where does “graphiare” come from?

graphiare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, 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...

Ancestry of “graphiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingraphiumstylus; pen
2Ancient Greekγραφεῖονpencil
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “graphiare”

  • esgrafiar
  • graffiare
  • sgraffiare
  • schrafferen
  • skravere
  • skravere
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