graph
γράφειν (graphein)
means “to write, draw”
Graph means write or draw. A paragraph was a mark written beside the text.
Words built on graph
- autograph: a name written by the person themself (auto + graph)
- paragraph: a block of writing (first: a mark beside it) (para + graph)
- polygraph: a lie detector that writes down many signals (poly + graph)
The Texas version
Getting a Cowboys player's autograph? That's 'self-written': auto + graph.
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