Etymology of the English word sphragistics
the English word sphragistics
derived from the French word sphragistique
derived from the Late Greek word sphragistikos
derived from the Greek word sphragizein, σφραγίζω (to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation; by implication, to keep secret, to attest)
derived from the Greek word sphragis, σφραγίς (a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Greek word sphragistos
derived from the Greek word sphragis, σφραγίς (a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively)
using the English suffix -ics
derived from the English word sphragistic