noun
Meaning 1
engraving on copper or brass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
chalcography
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chalco- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English chalcography From chalco- + -graphy.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: calcografia — Translations
- Czech: mědiryt — Translations
- Finnish: kuparikaiverrus — Translations
- Finnish: messinkikaiverrus — Translations
- German: Kupferstich — Translations
- Greek: χαλκογραφία (chalkografía) — Translations
- Italian: calcografia — Translations
- Polish: miedzioryt — Translations