autographed
/ˈɔtəɡɹˌæft/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of autograph
Example Sentences
- "An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon)der. ▲ Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος (autógraphos)der. Latin autographus Latin autographum English autograph Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English autographed From autograph + -ed.