Where does “geographic” come from?
Geographic derives from Latin geographicus, meaning "of or relating to geography or the description of the earth."
geographic (English): Pertaining to geography; Determined by geography,...
Definitions
- Pertaining to geography; Determined by geography,...
Ancestry of “geographic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | geographicus | geographic, geographical |
| 2 | Latin | geōgraphia | geography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | geographer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “geographic”
- geographically
- biogeographic
- zoogeographic
- palaeogeographic
- phytogeographic
- ecogeographic
- nongeographic
- paleobiogeographic
- biogeographically
- psychogeographic
- microgeographic
- genographic
- anthropogeographic
- hydrogeographic
- macrogeographic
- panbiogeographic
- ungeographic
- ornithogeographic
- postgeographic
- cytogeographic
- neurogeographic
- geografiala
- chronogeographic
- ethnogeographic