Etymology

dysgraphia

dys·graph·i·a
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Today it means: A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  9. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  10. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  11. English todaydysgraphia

From dys- + -graphia. First attested in 1892.

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