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Where does “siderographic” come from?

siderographic (English) comes from English siderography, 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...

siderographic (English): Of or relating to siderography; executed by...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to siderography; executed by...

Ancestry of “siderographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiderographyA 19th-century process of reproducing...
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...
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