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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/grə́pʰō

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This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gr̥bʰ-é-ti, from *gerbʰ- (to scratch, carve).[1]

Verb

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*grə́pʰō

  1. to scratch, cut or carve into
  2. to draw (make pictures), especially by carving
  3. to write

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: γράφω (gráphō)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γράφω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 285-6