Where does “physiographic” come from?
Physiographic comes from English physiography plus the suffix -graphy, derived from Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, Ancient Greek γράφω meaning to write, and Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- and ger-.
physiographic (English): Of or pertaining to physiography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to physiography
Ancestry of “physiographic”, step by step
physiographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English physiography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | physiography | The subfield of geography that studies physical... |
| 2 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 3 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 4 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |