Where does “Rodinia” come from?

Rodinia (English) comes from Russian ро́дина, from Proto-Slavic rǫdina — family.

Rodinia (English): The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic

Definitions

  1. The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic

Ancestry of “Rodinia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianро́динаmotherland; homeland
2Proto-Slavicrǫdinafamily
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdina →Every word from Russian ро́дина →