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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...

Definitions

  1. The experimental science of determining the...

Ancestry of “crystallography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
2French-graphie-graphy
3Latin-graphia-graphy
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crystallography”

  • crystallographic
  • crystallographically
  • crystallographer
  • noncrystallographic
  • crystallographical
  • cryocrystallography
  • nanocrystallography
  • nanocrystallographic
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