English
hoboglyph
From hobo + glyph.
Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’
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Proto-Hellenic *glúpʰō
Ancient Greek γλύφω ‘I carve, engrave’
Ancient Greek γλυφή ‘carving’
French glyphe
English glyph
Today it means
noun A sign, usually chalked on a wall or walkway, left by a hobo (tramp) to advise others of local conditions
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoboglyph