ethnographic

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English ethnography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ethnographic From ethnography + -ic.

1. Relating to ethnography.

   “Among anthropologists old ethnographic descriptions and travelbooks have a bad reputation. With the exception of ethnohistorians, anthropologists make little use of these sources for ethnographic research because of their reputed lack of reliability.”