γραφή

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • drawing
  • painting
  • writing, a writing
  • description

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek γράφω (write, draw, I write, scratch, describe, graze, scrape, paintVerb) root 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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