Where does “geo-” come from?
geo- (Irish) 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- (Irish): geo
Definitions
- geo
Ancestry of “geo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 2 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “geo-”
- geolaíocht
- geografaíocht
- geotrópacht
- geoiméadracht
- bithgheoiceimic
- geoiceimic
- geoiceimiceach
- geoifisic
- geocróineolaíocht
- disgeoiginiúil
- eoigeoiginiúil
- geocrónaiméadracht
- fótaigeolaíocht
- bithgheografaíocht
- diaigeotrópacht
- hidrigeolaíocht
- réaltgheolaíocht
- radaigeolaíocht
- antrapaigeografaíocht
- micrigeografaíocht
- macraigeografaíocht
- pailéigeografaíocht
- zóigeografaíocht
- bithgheoiceimiceach