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Where does “nosography” come from?

nosography (English) comes 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...

nosography (English): The systematic naming and description of...

Definitions

  1. The systematic naming and description of...

Ancestry of “nosography”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nosography”

  • nosographic
  • nosographical
  • nosographically
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