Where does “geological” come from?
Geological derives from English geology plus the English suffix -ic, from Ancient Greek γῆ (earth) and -λογία (study of), ultimately from λόγος (word, reason) and λέγω (to speak).
geological (English): Synonym of geologic
Ancestry of “geological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ical | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ical | — |
Words derived from “geological”