geography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The study of the earth's surface, its physical features, and the people who live on it.

   In geography class we learned about rivers and mountains.

2. 2
   noun

   The physical features and layout of a particular area.

   The rugged geography of the region makes travel difficult.

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Simplified etymology

Geography came through Latin from Greek geographia, formed from gē, “earth,” and graphia, “description,” from graphein, “to write.” In late Middle English it initially meant a book describing the earth; by the mid-16th century it had developed into the name of the field of study.

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Gr…

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