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Where does “morphotectonics” come from?

morphotectonics (English) comes from English tectonics, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

morphotectonics (English): The study of superficial evidences of tectonic...

Definitions

  1. The study of superficial evidences of tectonic...

Ancestry of “morphotectonics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtectonicsThe study of crustal plates and other large-scale...
2Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
3Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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