Etymology of the English word spirograph
the English word
spirographusing the English suffix
-graphderived from the French suffix
-graphderived from the Greek word
graphos, γραϕος
derived from the Greek word
graphein, γράφω (to draw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-derived from the English word
spiro-derived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
