Where does “plumbotectonics” come from?
plumbotectonics (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.
plumbotectonics (English): The formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle
Definitions
- The formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle
Ancestry of “plumbotectonics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tectonics | The study of crustal plates and other large-scale... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |