grimoire

French

noun
Definitions
  • (occult) grimoire

Etymology

Inherited from Old French gramaire (grammar, magician, conjurer, grimoire, classical learning) inherited from Latin grammatica (grammar, philology) derived from Ancient Greek γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (concerned with textual criticism, knowing one's letters) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (scratch, carve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gerbʰ-

Gloss

scratch, carve

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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