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Where does “geo-” come from?

geo- (German) comes from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geo- (German): geo-

Definitions

  1. geo-

Ancestry of “geo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
2Latin-logia-logy; the study of
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geo-”

  • Geologie
  • Astrogeologie
  • geozentrisch
  • geologisch
  • geopolitisch
  • Geosphäre
  • biogeochemisch
  • geodynamisch
  • geostrategisch
  • geowissenschaftlich
  • geochemisch
  • geostationär
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