Etymology

thermochronological

Today it means: Of or pertaining to thermochronology. Full definition →

English chronological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishchrono-
  15. Englishchronology
  16. Englishchronological
  17. English todaythermochronological

From thermo- + chronological.

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