Etymograph

English

fauxligraphy

Blend of faux + calligraphy.

A blend of faux + calligraphy

Latin fallō ‘to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude,…’

Latin falsus ‘deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed,…’

Old French fals ‘false’

Middle French faulx

French faux

English faux

Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία ‘calligraphy, beautiful writing’

French calligraphie

English calligraphy

Today it means

noun Fake calligraphy that is often used for practicing brush strokes.

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