character
VERB:
1. to write, print, inscribe, or engrave.
2. characterize.
3. Rare. to portray or represent.
4. Archaic. represent, portray, describe, engrave, inscribe.
Origin:
1275–1325; <Latin <Greek charaktḗr graving tool, its mark, equivalent to charak- (base of charáttein to engrave) + -tēr agent suffix; replacing Middle English caractere<Middle French <Latin, as above. Dictionary 2: C14: from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use of character: Noun: 14th century. Adjective: 1841. Verb: 1555. History and Etymology for character: Noun, Adjective, and Verb: Middle English caracter, from Latin character mark, distinctive quality, from Greek charaktēr, from charassein to scratch, engrave; perhaps akin to Lithuanian žerti to scratch. —Merriam-Webster *
1. to write, print, inscribe, or engrave.
2. characterize.
3. Rare. to portray or represent.
4. Archaic. represent, portray, describe, engrave, inscribe.
Origin:
1275–1325; <Latin <Greek charaktḗr graving tool, its mark, equivalent to charak- (base of charáttein to engrave) + -tēr agent suffix; replacing Middle English caractere<Middle French <Latin, as above. Dictionary 2: C14: from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use of character: Noun: 14th century. Adjective: 1841. Verb: 1555. History and Etymology for character: Noun, Adjective, and Verb: Middle English caracter, from Latin character mark, distinctive quality, from Greek charaktēr, from charassein to scratch, engrave; perhaps akin to Lithuanian žerti to scratch. —Merriam-Webster *