autographed

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *auto-

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.

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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.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: autograft

Adjective

autographed (not comparable)

1. Bearing an autograph.
   • 2021 October 10, Susannah Cullinane, “‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson signed baseball photo sells for record price at auction”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies.

Derived terms

• unautographed

Verb

autographed

1. simple past and past participle of autograph