Etymology

geochronology

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Today it means: The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. Full definition →

English chronology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  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. Englishchronology
  13. English todaygeochronology

From geo- + chronology.

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