Where does “γεωγραφία” come from?

γεωγραφία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

γεωγραφία (Ancient Greek): a description of the earth

Definitions

a description of the earth

Ancestry of “γεωγραφία”, step by step

γεωγραφία traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γεωγράφος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	γεωγράφος	geographer
2	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
3	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
4	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek γράφω

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	γράφω	to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
2	Proto-Hellenic	grəpʰō	to scratch, cut or carve into
3	Proto-Indo-European	gerbʰ-	to carve
4	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Ancient Greek γῆ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	γῆ	land, earth; country; soil
2	Ancient Greek	γαῖᾰ	the Earth; land, earth

Words derived from “γεωγραφία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek -λογία →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →