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orthographia.

orthography, art of writing words correctly; elevation of a building;

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɔr.tʰɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]Classical-Latin[or.toˈɡraː.fi.a]
  1. orthography

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰ́φος (orthogrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (orthogrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin orthographia Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (orthogrăphĭ́ā).

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