Where does “Neptunism” come from?
Neptunism (English) comes from English Neptune, from Middle English Neptune, from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Neptunism (English): A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans
Definitions
- A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans