petroglyph
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pétroglyphe derived from Ancient Greek πέτρα (rock, stone).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πέτρα
Gloss
rock, stone
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
岩, 巌
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- osteopetrosis English
- petra Latin
- petram Latin
- petrōsus Latin
- glyphe French
- pétroglyphe French
- петроглиф Russian
- πέτρα Ancient Greek
- πέτρινος Ancient Greek