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Where does “pluviograaf” come from?

pluviograaf (Dutch) comes from Dutch -graaf, 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...

pluviograaf (Dutch): A pluviograph, self-registring pluviometer

Definitions

  1. A pluviograph, self-registring pluviometer

Ancestry of “pluviograaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-graaf-grapher; Category Dutch words suffixed with API...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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