Where does “topografie” come from?
topografie (Romanian) comes from French topographie, 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...
topografie (Romanian): topography
Definitions
- topography
Ancestry of “topografie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | topographie | topography; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | topographia | topography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τοπογραφία | description of a place or country |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |