Where does “geoquímica” come from?
geoquímica (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese geo-, 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...
geoquímica (Portuguese): geochemistry branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth
Definitions
- geochemistry branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth
Ancestry of “geoquímica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | geo- | geo- Earth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |