LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix

-graphus

-graphus
Classical[ɡra.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡra.fus]

Meaning

  1. morpheme-graph

Origins

Originally in borrowings from Greek, such as geōgraphus from γεωγράφος (geōgráphos)

Descendants
  • English-graph
  • English-grapher
  • French-graphe
  • German-graph
  • German-graf
  • Italian-grafo
  • Portuguese-grafo
  • Spanish-grafo
  • Dutch-graaf

Quick answers

What does -graphus mean in Latin?
-graphus, a suffix, means “-graph”.
How do you pronounce -graphus?
In classical Latin, [ɡra.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡra.fus].