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Autograph

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a person's own signature, especially of a famous person
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Stage 1 of 2
autographos
Greek · ancient
"written with one's own hand"
literally self-written
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Stage 2 of 2
autograph
English · 1600s
"a person's own signature"
settled as the word for a person's own signature or handwriting
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