petrograph

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Etymology

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Pre-Greekder.?
Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor.
Latin petrader.
English petro-
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der.
English -graph
English petrograph

    From petro- + -graph.

    Noun

    petrograph (plural petrographs)

    1. Drawing, writing or inscription on stone, as a painting on a cave wall.

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