Where does “hydrogeologic” come from?
hydrogeologic (English) comes from English geologic, from French géologique, from French géologie, from Latin geologia, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
hydrogeologic (English): Of or pertaining to hydrogeology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to hydrogeology
Ancestry of “hydrogeologic”, step by step
hydrogeologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geologic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geologic | Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time... |
| 2 | French | géologique | geological |
| 3 | French | géologie | geology |
| 4 | Latin | geologia | geology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |