Where does “geodetector” come from?
geodetector (English) comes from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
geodetector (English): A device, or underlying mathematical method, used to detect geological strata
Definitions
- A device, or underlying mathematical method, used to detect geological strata
Ancestry of “geodetector”, step by step
geodetector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detector | A device capable of registering a specific... |
| 2 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 3 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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... |