petrosomatoglyph

noun

An impression of part of a human or animal body incised in rock

OriginEnglish glyph ← Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
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Meanings

nounpetrosomatoglyph (plural petrosomatoglyphs)

plural petrosomatoglyphs

  1. archaeologyAn impression of part of a human or animal body incised in rock

Origin

  1. Latinpetra
  2. Englishpetro-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  5. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  9. Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
  10. Englishsomato-
  11. Englishglyph
  12. Englishpetrosomatoglyph

From petro- + somato- + glyph.

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APA

petrosomatoglyph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosomatoglyph

MLA

“petrosomatoglyph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosomatoglyph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrosomatoglyph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosomatoglyph.

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