Etymology

graphesthesia

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Today it means: The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch. Full definition →

English graph- ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  4. Englishgraph-
  5. English todaygraphesthesia

From graph- + -esthesia.

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