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Where does “hyalographic” come from?

hyalographic (English) comes from English hyalography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

hyalographic (English): Of or pertaining to hyalography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hyalography

Ancestry of “hyalographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyalographyThe art of writing or engraving on glass
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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