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Where does “physiographical” come from?

physiographical (English) comes from English physiography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, 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...

physiographical (English): Of or pertaining to physiography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to physiography

Ancestry of “physiographical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphysiographyThe subfield of geography that studies physical...
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
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...

Words derived from “physiographical”

  • physiographically
  • biophysiographical
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