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cartography
Cartography comes from French carte ‘map’, from Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰ́σσω ‘to scratch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτηςkhártēs‘map’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarte‘map’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcartographie
- Englishearliest quotation 2000cartography
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτηςkhártēs‘map’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarte‘map’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcartographie
- Englishearliest quotation 2000cartography
Earliest quotation: 2000, Stanislav Grof: “In the early years of my psychedelic research, I…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
girl, rocket, chronic, chorus, synchronous, urchin, crony, synchronize, cron, germanium, 34 more
through Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘map’
through Latin charta
card, chart, cartridge, cartel, cartouche, 11 more
through French carte ‘map’
Today it means
noun The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / cartography