Atl

Morpheme

Atl

Type

bound base

Denotation

bearer of the heavens, collection of maps

Etymology

Latin atlās; Ancient Greek Átlās

Evidence

atlas, atlases

Notes

map dénotation from 1595 when German-Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator published Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura

See Also

Atlant