γράμμα
grámma
“letter, thing written”
17 words in English grow from this root.
Anagram
Wordsἀνάaná
“letters over again”
Diagram
Numberδιάdiá
“marked out by lines”
Electrocardiogram
Medicineἤλεκτρονḗlektron
“amber-heart writing”
Epigram
Wordsἐπίepí
“writing upon”
Glamour
Everydayγράμμαgrámma
“letters, learning”
Gram
Numberγράμμαgrámma
“a written letter”
Grammar
Artγράμμαgrámma
“the art of letters”
Gramophone
Scienceγράμμαgrámma
“written sound”
Histogram
Numberἱστόςhistós
“upright drawing”
Hologram
Scienceὅλοςhólos
“whole writing”
Ideogram
Wordsἰδέαidéa
“idea-writing”
Kilogram
Numberχίλιοιkhílioi
“a thousand grams”
Monogram
Artμόνοςmónos
“single letter”
Nomogram
Numberνόμοςnómos
“law drawing”
Photogram
Artφῶςphôs
“light drawing”
Program
Scienceπρόpró
“a public written notice”
Tetragrammaton
Faithτετρα-tetra-
“the four-letter thing”