Etymology

cosmographic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to cosmography. Full definition →

English cosmography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱem-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱens-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos
  4. Ancient Greekκόσμος (kósmos)
  5. Englishcosmo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  8. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  9. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  10. Englishcosmography
  11. English todaycosmographic

From cosmography + -ic.

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