dysgraphia

Questions

How do you pronounce dysgraphia?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɡɹæf.iː.ə/.

What does dysgraphia mean?

A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.

Where does dysgraphia come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā)lbor. English -graphia English dysgraphia From dys- + -graphia. First attested in 1892.

How to pronounce dysgraphia

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