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Where does “geo-” come from?

geo- (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geo- (Dutch): geo-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “geo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
2Latin-logia-logy; the study of
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geo-”

  • geologie
  • geoloog
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