Where does “lithography” come from?
Lithography is a German compound Lithographie, from Ancient Greek lithos (stone) and graphein (to write or draw).
lithography (English): The process of printing an image by drawing the...
Definitions
- The process of printing an image by drawing the...
Ancestry of “lithography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Lithographie | Alternative spelling of Lithografie |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |
Words derived from “lithography”