Etymology

glottochronology

Today it means: The method or study in estimating the time at which a related language diverged from its common ancestor. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishglotto-
  2. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  3. Englishchrono-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  8. Englishchronology
  9. English todayglottochronology

From glotto- + chronology.

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