graphic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγραφικός“belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”
2. Latin · derived fromgraphicus“belonging to painting or drawing”
3. English todaygraphic

From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).