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Where does “geo-” come from?

geo- (Italian) 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- (Italian): 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-”

  • geoambientale
  • geognostico
  • fitogeologia
  • geomateriale
  • geopedologico
  • biogeodinamica
  • ipergeometrico
  • geobiologia
  • astrogeologia
  • astrogeologo
  • protogeometrico
  • geomagnetico
  • geometricità
  • epigeosfera
  • geobotanica
  • geodinamico
  • geodinamica
  • geofisico
  • geolinguistica
  • geomagnetismo
  • geocronologico
  • geomante
  • geomanzia
  • idrogeologico
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