γράφειν
gráphein
“to write”
39 words in English grow from this root.
Autobiography
Wordsαὐτόςautós
“self-life-writing”
Bibliography
Wordsβιβλίονbiblíon
“book-writing”
Biography
Wordsβίοςbíos
“life-writing”
Cacography
Wordsκακόςkakós
“bad writing”
Calligraphy
Artκάλλοςkállos
“beautiful writing”
Cartography
Earthχάρτηςchártēs
“papyrus-sheet drawing”
Chirograph
Politicsχείρcheír
“hand-writing”
Chirography
Wordsχείρkheír
“hand writing”
Chromatography
Scienceχρῶμαchrôma
“colour writing”
Cinema
Artκίνημαkínēma
“movement-writing”
Cinematography
Artκίνημαkínēma
“movement writing”
Coronagraph
Earthκορώνηkorṓnē
“wreath writer”
Cryptography
Scienceκρυπτόςkryptós
“hidden writing”
Crystallography
Scienceκρύσταλλοςkrýstallos
“description of ice”
Epigraphy
Wordsἐπίepí
“writing upon”
Graffiti
Artγράφεινgráphein
“little scratchings”
Graft
Natureγραφεῖονgrapheîon
“stylus”
Grapheme
Wordsγράφεινgráphein
“a written thing”
Graphene
Scienceγράφεινgráphein
“the writing substance”
Graphite
Earthγράφεινgráphein
“the writing stone”
Hagiography
Faithἅγιοςhágios
“writing about the holy”
Hydrography
Earthὕδωρhýdōr
“water writing”
Iconography
Artεἰκώνeikṓn
“image writing”
Lexicography
Wordsλέξιςléxis
“word writing”
Lithograph
Artλίθοςlíthos
“stone drawing”
Lithography
Artλίθοςlíthos
“stone writing”
Metallography
Scienceμέταλλονmétallon
“writing about metals”
Monograph
Wordsμόνοςmónos
“written on one thing”
Oceanography
EarthὨκεανόςŌkeanós
“description of Ocean”
Paragraph
Wordsπαράpará
“written beside”
Photograph
Artφῶς, φωτόςphôs, phōtós
“written by light”
Scenography
Artσκηνήskēnḗ
“drawing for the stage building”
Sgraffito
Artγράφεινgráphein
“scratched away”
Stereographic
Numberστερεόςstereós
“solid drawing”
Telegraph
Scienceτῆλεtēle
“far writing”
Tomography
Medicineτόμοςtómos
“slice drawing”
Topography
Earthτόποςtópos
“place-writing”
Uranography
Earthοὐρανόςouranós
“sky drawing”
Xylography
Artξύλονxýlon
“wood writing”