Where does “autogeosyncline” come from?
autogeosyncline (English) comes from English geosyncline, from English geosynclinal, from English synclinal, from English clinal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
autogeosyncline (English): A parageosyncline that subsides as an elliptical...
Definitions
- A parageosyncline that subsides as an elliptical...
Ancestry of “autogeosyncline”, step by step
autogeosyncline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geosyncline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geosyncline | A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust... |
| 2 | English | geosynclinal | Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or... |
| 3 | English | synclinal | Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90°;... |
| 4 | English | clinal | Pertaining to beds or rest; Describing a torsion... |
| 5 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 6 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 7 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 8 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 9 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 10 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 11 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 12 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |