Etymology

graphospasm

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Today it means: Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing. Full definition →

English spasm ← 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. Englishgrapho-
  5. Englishspasm
  6. English todaygraphospasm

From grapho- + spasm.

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