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Where does “geonastic” come from?

geonastic (English) comes from English geonasty, from English geo, from English geo-, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geonastic (English): Of or relating to geonasty

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to geonasty

Ancestry of “geonastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeonastyA nastic response to gravity
2EnglishgeoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff
3Englishgeo-Earth; geography
4Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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