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Where does “carnography” come from?

carnography (English) comes from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...

carnography (English): Any writing, films, images, or other material...

Definitions

  1. Any writing, films, images, or other material...

Ancestry of “carnography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
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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