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
- Of or relating to geography; geographic; A move...
Ancestry of “geographical”, 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 “geographical”
- biogeographical
- zoogeographical
- phytogeographical
- ecogeographical
- psychogeographical
- nongeographical
- palaeogeographical
- paleogeographical
- sociogeographical
- phylogeographical
- palaeobiogeographical
- microgeographical
- anthropogeographical
- politicogeographical
- zoogeographically
- phytogeographically
- macrogeographical
- sociogeographically
- ornithogeographical
- nosogeographical
- cytogeographical
- ethnogeographical
- geographicalness
- hydrogeographical