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Where does “biophysiography” come from?

biophysiography (English) comes from English physiography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, 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...

biophysiography (English): The branch of biology that deals with the natural...

Definitions

  1. The branch of biology that deals with the natural...

Ancestry of “biophysiography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphysiographyThe subfield of geography that studies physical...
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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