Did you know that 'holograph' is actually French?

'Holograph' is a word borrowed from French 'holographe'. The word entered the English language some time around 1623.

holograph [noun] [circa 1623]

• a document wholly in the handwriting of its author
• the handwriting itself

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note: Some sources indicate origin is 17th century French 'holographe'.
Etymology: Late Latin 'holographus' from Late Greek 'holographos' from Greek 'hol-' + 'graphein' to write

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