Etymology

stromatology

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Today it means: The history of the formation of stratified rocks. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στρῶμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστρῶμα
  2. English todaystromatology

From Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστρῶμα all →

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