Etymology

ur-continent

Today it means: An original or primordial continent or landmass. Full definition →

German Urkontinent
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  1. German · borrowed fromUrkontinent
  2. English todayur-continent

Borrowed from German Urkontinent, coined by Alfred Wegener, equivalent to ur- + continent.

Words from the same roots

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