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Where does “petroglyphy” come from?

petroglyphy (English) comes from English petroglyph, 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...

petroglyphy (English): The art or process of carving figures or...

Definitions

  1. The art or process of carving figures or...

Ancestry of “petroglyphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetroglyphA rock carving, especially one made in...
2Frenchpétroglyphepetroglyph
3Frenchglypheglyph
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “petroglyphy”

  • petroglyphic
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