Where does “paleomagnetostratigraphy” come from?
paleomagnetostratigraphy (English) comes from English magnetostratigraphy, from English stratigraphy, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
paleomagnetostratigraphy (English): magnetostratigraphy of ancient rocks
Definitions
- magnetostratigraphy of ancient rocks
Ancestry of “paleomagnetostratigraphy”, step by step
paleomagnetostratigraphy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnetostratigraphy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnetostratigraphy | That branch of stratigraphy that studies the... |
| 2 | English | stratigraphy | The study of rock layers and the layering... |
| 3 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 4 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 5 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |