Etymograph

English

geoglyph

From geo- (“the Earth; geography”) + glyph (“figure carved in relief or incised”), modelled after petroglyph.

Formed from geo- ‘the Earth’ + glyph ‘figure carved in relief or incised’

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’

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Proto-Hellenic *glúpʰō

Ancient Greek γλύφω ‘I carve, engrave’

Ancient Greek γλυφή ‘carving’

French glyphe

English glyph

Today it means

noun A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geoglyph