Where does “microtopography” come from?
microtopography (English) comes from English topography, from Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία, 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...
microtopography (English): microrelief
Definitions
- microrelief
Ancestry of “microtopography”, step by step
microtopography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English topography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | topography | A precise description of a place; A detailed... |
| 2 | Middle English | topographye | — |
| 3 | Latin | topographia | topography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τοπογραφία | description of a place or country |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |