Where does “geomorphology” come from?
Geomorphology comes from English -logy combined with morpho- (from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning "form").
geomorphology (English): The study of landforms, their classification,...
Definitions
- The study of landforms, their classification,...
Ancestry of “geomorphology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |