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Where does “τοπογραφία” come from?

τοπογραφία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

τοπογραφία (Ancient Greek): description of a place or country

Definitions

  1. description of a place or country

Ancestry of “τοπογραφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
2Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “τοπογραφία”

  • topography
  • topographer
  • microtopography
  • nanotopography
  • phototopography
  • phototopographer
  • microtopographer
  • topographia
  • topographie
  • topographier
  • topografi
  • topográfia
  • topografi
  • topografi
  • topografisk
  • topographye
  • טופוגרפיה
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