Where does “zemljopis” come from?

zemljopis (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

zemljopis (Serbo-Croatian): geography

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geography

Ancestry of “zemljopis”, step by step

zemljopis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γεωγραφία

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	γεωγραφία	a description of the earth
2	Ancient Greek	γεωγράφος	geographer
3	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
4	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
5	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Serbo-Croatian zèmlja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	zèmlja	Earth
2	German	Semmel	bread roll
3	Middle High German	semele	fine flour
4	Old High German	semala	—
5	Latin	simila	wheat flour; second-person singular present...
6	Aramaic	סְמִידָא	—
7	Akkadian	𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯	—

via Serbo-Croatian písati

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	písati	to write
2	French	pisser	to piss; to pour with
3	Old French	pissier	to piss; to excrete urine
4	Vulgar Latin	pissiare	present active infinitive of *pīssiō
5	Latin	pissio	I piss

Words derived from “zemljopis”

zemljopisni

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