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Where does “geocontainer” come from?

geocontainer (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...

geocontainer (English): A geosynthetic container filled with sand or...

Definitions

  1. A geosynthetic container filled with sand or...

Ancestry of “geocontainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff
2Englishgeo-Earth; geography
3Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
4Latin-logia-logy; the study of
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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