Where does “chorographical” come from?
chorographical (English) comes from English chorography, from Latin chōrographia, from Ancient Greek χωρογραφία, from Ancient Greek χωρογράφος, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
chorographical (English): Pertaining to chorography
Definitions
- Pertaining to chorography
Ancestry of “chorographical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chorography | The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as... |
| 2 | Latin | chōrographia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χωρογραφία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χωρογράφος | describing countries; one who describes countries |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |