Graphic
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek graphikos, from graphē ‘writing, drawing’.
wiktionary
From Latin graphicus(“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός(graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή(graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω(gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).
etymonline
graphic (adj.)
"vivid, describing accurately ," 1660s (graphically "vividly" is from 1570s), from Latin graphicus "picturesque," from Greek graphikos "of or for writing, belonging to drawing, picturesque," from graphe "writing, drawing," from graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Meaning "pertaining to drawing" is from 1756. Meaning "pertaining to the use of diagrams" is from 1866. Related: Graphically. Graphic design is attested by 1956. Graphic equalizer is from 1969.
