geoglyph
English
/ˈd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/, /ˈd͡ʒiːəɡlɪf/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English glyph (figure carved in relief incised) root from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*glewbʰ-
Gloss
split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adermatoglyphia English
- aglyph English
- agriglyph English
- bioglyph English
- dendroglyph English
- dermatoglyph English
- diglyph English
- geoglyphic English
- glyph English
- glyphlike English
- glyphography English
- hemiglyph English
- hoboglyph English
- homoglyph English
- lithoglyph English
- opisthoglyph English
- petrosomatoglyph English
- phytoglyphic English
- phytoglyphy English
- proteroglyph English
- solenoglyph English
- glubo Latin
- glūma Latin
- kloven Dutch, Flemish
- glyphe French
- γλυπτός Ancient Greek
- γλύφω Ancient Greek
- *glewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *(ga)kluftiz, *kluftiz Proto-Germanic
- *klaubijaną Proto-Germanic
- *klebô Proto-Germanic
- *kleubaną Proto-Germanic
- *kluftiz Proto-Germanic
- *glǫb Proto-Slavic
- *clievan Old Dutch
- mdw nṯr Egyptian