giraffiti

English

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
    Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)
    Proto-Indo-European *ped-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
    Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
    Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
    Classical Persian پَا (pā)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.
    Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Middle French giraffebor.
    English giraffe
    Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
    Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
    Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor.
    Italian graffire
    Italian graffito
    Italian graffitibor.
    English graffiti
    blend
    English giraffiti

    Blend of giraffe + graffiti.

    Noun

    giraffiti (uncountable)

    1. Graffiti on a high structure (on a heaven spot).
      • 2005, Peter Haney, How to Climb an Elephant, →ISBN, page 108:
        GIRAFFITI IS HIGHER UP THE WALL but you need a ladder […]
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