English
chorograph
Chorograph comes from Ancient Greek χώρα ‘tract of land’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρα‘tract of land’
- Englishtodaychorograph
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρα‘tract of land’
- Englishtodaychorograph
Formed from χώρα ‘tract of land’ + -o- + -graph
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave behind’
go, gone, inherit, forego, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- ‘derelict’
Today it means
noun An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χώρα / chorograph