Where does “hydrograph” come from?
Hydrograph derives from Ancient Greek -γραφω (graphō, "to write") combined with Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (hydōr, "water"), tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European ger- meaning "to make" or "do."
hydrograph (English): A graph of flow past a point in a river versus...
Definitions
- A graph of flow past a point in a river versus...
Ancestry of “hydrograph”, step by step
hydrograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |