Where does “crystallography” come from?
Crystallography derives from English crystal and French -graphie, from Latin -graphia and Ancient Greek γράφω (to write), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger- (to gather or turn).
crystallography (English): The experimental science of determining the...
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- The experimental science of determining the...
Ancestry of “crystallography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 2 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 3 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |