Etymology

geocode

G2E1O1C3O1D2E1

Today it means: To find the latitude and longitude coordinates of an address. Full definition →

English code ← Middle English code ← Old French code
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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. Latincaudex
  7. Latincōdex
  8. Old Frenchcode
  9. Middle Englishcode
  10. Englishcode
  11. English todaygeocode

From geo- + code.

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