Etymology of the English word haplography
the English word
haplographyderived from the Greek word
haplographyderived from the Greek word
haplous, ἁπλοῦς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-using the Greek suffix
-graphia, -γραφία, -γραϕία
derived from the Greek word
graphein, γράφω (to draw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-using the English prefix
haplo-derived from the Greek word
haplous, ἁπλοῦς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-Date
The earliest known usage of haplography in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
