Etymology

sedimentology

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Today it means: The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sedēō
  4. Latinsedeō
  5. Latinsedimentum
  6. Middle Frenchsédiment
  7. Englishsediment
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. English todaysedimentology

From sediment + -ology.

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