Etymology

bookstagram

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Today it means: The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books. Full definition →

English Instagram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Proto-Indo-European*énu
  9. Latinin-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*staējō
  13. Proto-Italic*staēō
  14. Latinstō
  15. Latinīnstō
  16. Latinīnstāns
  17. Old Frenchinstant
  18. Middle Englishinstant
  19. Latinīnstān
  20. Frenchinstant
  21. Englishinstant
  22. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
  23. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
  24. Proto-Iranian*kamarā
  25. Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
  26. Latincamera
  27. Englishcamera
  28. Englishinstant cameraellip.
  29. Englishinstant
  30. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  31. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  32. Englishtele-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  34. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  35. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  36. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  37. Englishtelegram
  38. EnglishInstagram
  39. English todayBookstagram

Blend of book + Instagram.

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