Etymology

cosmographical

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English cosmographic ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)
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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. Englishcosmographic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. English todaycosmographical

From cosmographic + -al.

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