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Where does “ampélographie” come from?

ampélographie (French) comes 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...

ampélographie (French): ampelography

Definitions

  1. ampelography

Ancestry of “ampélographie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-graphie-graphy
2Latin-graphia-graphy
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “ampélographie”

  • ampélographique
  • Ampelographie
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