Etymology

Rodinia

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Today it means: The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic. Full definition →

Russian ро́дина
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromро́дина“homeland”
  2. English todayRodinia

From Russian ро́дина (ródina, “homeland”), coined by Mark McMenamin and Dianna McMenamin in 1990.

Words from the same roots

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Rodina

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