Potamography
/ˌpoʊ.təˈmɒɡ.rə.fi/noun
The description or study of rivers.
Did you know?Its first element comes from Ancient Greek potamos, “river,” the same word preserved in hippopotamus—literally “river horse.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
potamos
“River or flowing stream”
Ancient Greek
Greek
graphein
“To write, scratch, or record”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-graphia
“Writing, recording, or description”
19th Century
English
potamography
“A description or account of rivers”
Modern English
English
potamography
“The description or study of rivers”
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