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Where does “topografía” come from?

topografía (Spanish) comes from Spanish -grafía, from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, 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...

topografía (Spanish): topography

Definitions

  1. topography

Ancestry of “topografía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-grafía-graphy
2Ancient Greek-γραφίαwriting, drawing; -graphy, writing
3Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “topografía”

  • topográfico
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