Where does “geothermal” come from?
Geothermal is a modern English compound combining Ancient Greek γεω- (from γῆ, "earth") and θέρμη, "heat."
geothermal (English): pertaining to heat energy extracted from...
Definitions
- pertaining to heat energy extracted from...
Ancestry of “geothermal”, 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... |