Etymology

potamography

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Today it means: An account or description of a river, or rivers. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποταμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromποταμός“river”
  2. English todaypotamography

From Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós, “river”) + -graphy.

Words from the same roots

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