Etymology

thermokarst

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Today it means: A region similar in appearance to karst topography, characterized by an irregular land surface, with bogs, pits, and other depressions, formed in areas of permafrost due to ice melting. Full definition →

English karst ← German Karst ← Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. GermanKarst
  7. Englishkarst
  8. English todaythermokarst

From thermo- + karst.

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