Etymology

astrogeology

A1S1T1R1O1G2E1O1L1O1G2Y4

Today it means: The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system. Full definition →

English geology ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron) ← Proto-Hellenic *astḗr
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Englishgeology
  8. English todayastrogeology

From astro- + geology.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.