Where does “petroglyph” come from?

petroglyph (English) comes from French pétroglyphe, from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

petroglyph (English): A rock carving, especially one made in...

Definitions

  1. A rock carving, especially one made in...

Ancestry of “petroglyph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpétroglyphepetroglyph
2Frenchglypheglyph
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “petroglyph”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυφή →