Where does “geologic” come from?
Geologic comes from French -ique combined with Ancient Greek γῆ (earth) and -λογία (study of), ultimately from λέγω (to speak), rooted in Proto-Indo-European leǵ- (to gather or speak).
geologic (English): Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time...
Ancestry of “geologic”, step by step
geologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French géologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | géologique | geological |
| 2 | French | géologie | geology |
| 3 | Latin | geologia | geology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |