Where does “geographical” come from?

Geographical derives from English geography plus the suffix -ic, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek γράφω and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.

geographical (English): Of or relating to geography; geographic; A move...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to geography; geographic; A move...

Ancestry of “geographical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingeographicusgeographic, geographical
2Latingeōgraphiageography
3Ancient Greekγεωγραφίαa description of the earth
4Ancient Greekγεωγράφοςgeographer
5Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
6Latin-logia-logy; the study of
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geographical

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