Where does “oryctognosy” come from?

oryctognosy (English) comes from Latin oryctognosia, from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός, from Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω, from Proto-Hellenic *orúťťō.

oryctognosy (English): Knowledge about things dug up, especially what is...

Definitions

  1. Knowledge about things dug up, especially what is...

Ancestry of “oryctognosy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoryctognosiaoryctognosy
2Ancient Greekὀρυκτόςdug up
3Ancient Greekὀρύσσωto dig
4Proto-Hellenic*orúťťō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *orúťťōEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀρύσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός