Where does “geology” come from?
Geology comes from Latin geologia, combining Ancient Greek γῆ meaning "earth" with Ancient Greek -λογία, from λόγος meaning "word" or "discourse," ultimately from λέγω meaning "to speak," rooted in Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
geology (English): The science that studies the structure of the...
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- The science that studies the structure of the...
Ancestry of “geology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -logy | — |
Words derived from “geology”