grammatic
English
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Etymology
Liken to Old High German gramatich, from Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatike, “skilled in writing”), from γράμμα (gramma, “line of writing”), from γράφω (grapho, “write”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerebh- (“to scratch”).
Adjective
grammatic
- grammatical, of grammar
- He leornode grammatican cræft — He is learning grammar skills
Related terms
- grammatisc - grammatic
- grammaticere - grammarian
- grammaticcræft - grammar
- grammatisccræft - grammar
References
- Bosworth-Toller, grammatic