Where does “geothermometer” come from?
geothermometer (English) comes from English thermometer, from French thermomètre, from French thermo-, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
geothermometer (English): A proxy that allows for geothermometry, the...
Definitions
- A proxy that allows for geothermometry, the...
Ancestry of “geothermometer”, step by step
geothermometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thermometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thermometer | An apparatus used to measure temperature |
| 2 | French | thermomètre | thermometer |
| 3 | French | thermo- | heat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θερμός | warm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English geo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geo | An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff |
| 2 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |