English
grafter
From graft + -er.
A compound of graft + -er
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’
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Ancient Greek γραφείον
Latin graphium ‘stylus’
Old French greffe ‘stylus’
Middle English graffe
English graft
Today it means
noun One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting.
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Etymograph / grafter