Etymology of the English word geochronology
the English word
geochronologyusing the English prefix
geo-derived from the Greek prefix
geo-, γεω-
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
derived from the English word
chronologyusing the English suffix
-logyusing the English prefix
chrono-derived from the Greek word
chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)
derived from the Latin word
chronologia (chronology)
derived from the Late Greek word
chronologia, χρονολογία
derived from the Greek word
chronos, χρόνος (a space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay)
using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
