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Where does “karstology” come from?

karstology (English) comes from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

karstology (English): A field within geomorphology, specializing in the...

Definitions

  1. A field within geomorphology, specializing in the...

Ancestry of “karstology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
2English‐o‐—
3English-prim—
4EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
5EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
6EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
7Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
8EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
9Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
10Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
11Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “karstology”

  • karstologist
  • karstological
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