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Where does “oceanography” come from?

Oceanography derives from English ocean and French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω meaning "to write," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gerebh-.

oceanography (English): The exploration and scientific study of the...

Definitions

  1. The exploration and scientific study of the...

Ancestry of “oceanography”, 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 “oceanography”

  • oceanographic
  • paleoceanography
  • palaeoceanographic
  • oceanographical
  • palaeoceanography
  • oceanographically
  • nonoceanographic
  • palaeoceanographically
  • oceanographist
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