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Where does “claypan” come from?

claypan (English) comes from English PAN, from English pantograph, from French pantographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

claypan (English): A compact stratum of partially permeable material...

Definitions

  1. A compact stratum of partially permeable material...

Ancestry of “claypan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPANAcronym of primary account number; Acronym of...
2EnglishpantographA mechanical linkage based on parallelograms...
3Frenchpantographepantograph
4French-graphe-graph; -grapher
5Latin-graphus—
6Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
7Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
8Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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