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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

  1. Pertaining to chorography

Ancestry of “chorographical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchorographyThe study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as...
2Latinchōrographia—
3Ancient Greekχωρογραφία—
4Ancient Greekχωρογράφοςdescribing countries; one who describes countries
5Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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