Where does “geanticline” come from?
geanticline (English) comes from English geo, from English geo-, 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...
geanticline (English): A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in...
Definitions
- A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in...
Ancestry of “geanticline”, step by step
geanticline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geo | An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff |
| 2 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English anticline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticline | A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side |
| 2 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 3 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |