ψιλογραφέω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to write with a single vowel letter (not a digraph)

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek ψῑλός (written without the dasia, bald, bare, of the letters l) + Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φος (writer, painter, drawer, written character, letter)+ Ancient Greek grc (seeming, belonging to, sea, power, glory, city, male name suffix, like, shield, appearing, of, pertaining to)+ Ancient Greek ε + Ancient Greek grc (seeming, belonging to, sea, power, glory, city, male name suffix, like, shield, appearing, of, pertaining to)+ Ancient Greek υ + Ancient Greek grc (seeming, belonging to, sea, power, glory, city, male name suffix, like, shield, appearing, of, pertaining to)+ Ancient Greek αι + Ancient Greek grc (seeming, belonging to, sea, power, glory, city, male name suffix, like, shield, appearing, of, pertaining to)+ Ancient Greek οι.

Origin

Ancient Greek

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