Etymology of the Greek suffix -graphia (-γραφία, -γραϕία)
the Greek suffix
-graphia, -γραφία, -γραϕία
derived from the Greek word
graphein, γράφω (to draw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-Derivations in Greek
chorographia,
haplography,
eikonographia,
biographia,
kalligraphia,
geographia,
kosmographia,
chrusographia,
chronographia,
dittographia,
ichnographia,
logographia,
megalographia,
orthographia,
pinakographia,
pseudographia,
skenographia,
historiographia,
topographia,
ouranographiaDerivations in other languages
English
areography, English
choreography, English
glyphography, English
lexigraphy, English
lipography, English
tomography, English
uranography, French
graphie, Italian
-grafia, Latin
prosopographiaUsage
Word found in Medieval Greek, Late Greek