Etymology

orography

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Today it means: The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὄρος (óros)
  2. Englishoro-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  5. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  6. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  7. English todayorography

From oro- (“mountain”) + -graphy.

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