Etymology

dendroclimatology

Today it means: the science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions Full definition →

English climatology ← Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) ← Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
  3. Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
  4. Englishdendr-
  5. Englishdendro-
  6. Englishclimatology
  7. English todaydendroclimatology

From dendro- + climatology.

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