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grafia
f. (Noun) "orthographic symbol"
20th cent. From Greek γρᾰ́φειν (gráp
h
ein) "to write." From Proto-Indo-European *
gerb
h
-
"to scratch."
Indo-European
Germanic
Old High German
kerben
"to carve," Old English
ceorfan
'id.' (English
to carve
)
Balto-Slavic
Old Church Slavonic
žrěbii
"allotment," Russian
žérebej
"cut off piece"