Etymology of the English word glyph
the English word
glyphderived from the French word
glyphederived from the Greek word
gluphe, γλυφή, γλυϕή
derived from the Greek word
gluphein, γλύφειν, γλύϕω (to carve)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gleubh-Date
The earliest known usage of glyph in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
interglyphCognates
Dutch
hieroglief, French
hiéroglyphe, German
Hieroglyphe, Icelandic
híeróglyfur, Swedish
hieroglyfUsage
Word found in Modern English
