Etymology

historiographical

Today it means: Related to historiography Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English historiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)
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  1. Englishhistorio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  5. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  6. Englishhistoriography
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todayhistoriographical

From historiography + -ical.

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