English
anaglyptograph
Anaglyptograph comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάγλυπτος ‘wrought in low relief’, from γλύφω ‘to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλύφω‘to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγλυπτοςanágluptos‘wrought in low relief’
- Englishtodayanaglyptograph
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλύφω‘to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγλυπτοςanágluptos‘wrought in low relief’
- Englishtodayanaglyptograph
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’
clive, cleft, clove, cleave, clapper, cleve, 11 more
through Ancient Greek γλύφω ‘to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave’
Today it means
noun An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- / anaglyptograph