Etymograph

English

graffitist

From graffiti + -ist.

Formed from graffiti + -ist

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’

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Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω ‘to write’

Italian graffire ‘to graffiti (a surface)’

Italian graffito

Italian graffiti

English graffiti

Today it means

noun A graffiti artist.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / graffitist