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Where does “dendroglyph” come from?

dendroglyph (English) comes from English glyph, from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dendroglyph (English): Any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by...

Definitions

  1. Any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by...

Ancestry of “dendroglyph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglyphA figure carved in relief or incised, especially...
2Frenchglypheglyph
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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