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Where does “phototopography” come from?

phototopography (English) comes from English topography, from Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία, 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...

phototopography (English): The surveying and mapping of a terrain based...

Definitions

  1. The surveying and mapping of a terrain based...

Ancestry of “phototopography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopographyA precise description of a place; A detailed...
2Middle Englishtopographye—
3Latintopographia—
4Ancient Greekτοπογραφίαdescription of a place or country
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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