Etymology

geochronological

Today it means: Of or pertaining to geochronology Full definition →

English chronological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  7. Englishchrono-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishchrono-
  15. Englishchronology
  16. Englishchronological
  17. English todaygeochronological

From geo- + chronological.

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