English
graffitology
From graffiti + -ology.
Formed from graffiti + -ology
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 The study of graffiti.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / graffitology