| 【graph-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "graphein," "graphikos," "graphe," "graphia," and "grapheion." It carries the basic meaning of "draw," "write," and "description of." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "graph-"]
autobiography ☆[5202] Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
autograph ☆[4763] An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep.
biography **[4305] A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
geography **[4077] Geography is the study of the countries of the world and of such things as the land, seas, climate, towns, and population.
graph ☆[5495] A graph is a mathematical diagram which shows the relationship between two or more sets of numbers or measurements.
paragraph **[4215] A paragraph is a section of a piece of writing. A paragraph always begins on a new line and contains at least one sentence.
photograph ****[1561] A photograph is a picture that is made using a camera.
photography ***[2919] Photography is the skill, job, or process of producing photographs.
[WORD ROOT]root graph
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] graph, graft, graff
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) graphein, graphikos, graphe, graphia, grapheion
[MEANING]root draw, write, description of
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 graphein [present active infinitive of grapho] to write, to draw
- 【Greek】 graphikos [from graphe] of or for writing, belonging to drawing, picturesque
- 【Greek】 graphe [from graphein] writing, drawing
- 【Greek】 graphia description of; record, account; writing
- 【Greek】 grapheion [from Greek grapheion] stylus
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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autobiography ☆[5202] noun from biograph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
【pl.】 autobiographies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ auto; self, same ⑵ bio; life ⑶ graph; draw, write ⑷ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
【First Known Meaning】 a memoir of a person written by himself
【DERIVATIVEs】 autobiographer, autobiography
autograph ☆[4763] noun from autograph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep.
【pl.】 autographs
【ROOTs】 ⑴ auto; self, same ⑵ graph; draw, write
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
【First Known Meaning】 a person's signature
【DERIVATIVEs】 autographic, autographical, autographically, autograph
biography ★★[4305] noun from biograph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
【pl.】 biographies
【SYNONYM】 life
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bio; life ⑵ graph; draw, write ⑶ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
geography ★★[4077] noun from geography 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 Geography is the study of the countries of the world and of such things as the land, seas, climate, towns, and population.
【pl.】 geographies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ geo; earth ⑵ graph; draw, write, description of ⑶ y; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
【First Known Meaning】 the science of description of the earth's surface in its present condition,
【DERIVATIVEs】 geographer, geographic, geographical, geographically, geography
graph ☆[5495] noun from graph
【DEFINITION】 A graph is a mathematical diagram which shows the relationship between two or more sets of numbers or measurements.
【ROOTs】 graph; draw, write
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
paragraph ★★[4215] noun from paragraph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 A paragraph is a section of a piece of writing. A paragraph always begins on a new line and contains at least one sentence.
【pl.】 paragraphs
【ROOTs】 ⑴ para; near, beside ⑵ graph; draw, write
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
【First Known Meaning】 a distinct part of writing or discourse relating to a particular point,
【DERIVATIVEs】 paragrapher, paragraphic, paragraphical, paragraphically, paragraphist, paragraph
photograph ★★★★[1561] noun from photograph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 A photograph is a picture that is made using a camera.
【pl.】 photographs
【SYNONYM】 photo
【COMPOSITION】 photo + graph
【ROOTs】 ⑴ photo; light ⑵ graph; draw, write
【Etymology】 《Greek graphe》 [from graphein] writing, drawing
【First Known Meaning】 a picture obtained by any process of photography,
【DERIVATIVEs】 photograph, photographic, photographically, photography
photography ★★★[2919] noun from photograph 〈 graph
【DEFINITION】 Photography is the skill, job, or process of producing photographs.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 photo + graphy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ photo; light ⑵ graph; draw, write, description of ⑶ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《English photography》 [photo-+-graphy]
【First Known Meaning】 the art of producing images by application of chemical changes produced by certain substances by the action of light or other radiant energy,
【DERIVATIVEs】 photograph, photographic, photography
Other words containing "graph-"; allograft, anepigraphic, autobiographer, autograft, autography, bibliographic, bibliography, biograph, calligraphy, choreograph, cryptograph, cryptographer, cryptography, demographer, demographic, demographics, demographist, demography, digraph, epigraph, epigraphic, epigraphy, galvanograph, geographic, geographical, geographically, graffiti, graft, grapheme, graphemics, graphene, grapher, graphic, graphics, graphite, graphology, graphomania, graphospasm, heterograph, hexagraph, holography, homograph, isograft, logographic, micrograph, monograph, oceanographer, orthograph, orthography, photographic, photographically, photomicrograph, polygraph, pseudepigraphy, seismograph, stenographer, stenography, syngraft, telegraph, telegraphy, tetragraph, trigraph
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
grand-
gram
govern-, gubern-
good
gold
go
give
gest
gener-, genit-, gent-
gen-, gene-
