Where does “geoethnic” come from?
geoethnic (English) comes from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω — to do, put, place.
geoethnic (English): Relating to the geographic distribution of ethnic groups
Definitions
- Relating to the geographic distribution of ethnic groups
Ancestry of “geoethnic”, step by step
geoethnic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethnic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 2 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 3 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 4 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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... |