myEtymology.com: English etymology of geology

Etymology of the English word geology

the English word geology

using the English prefix geo-

derived from the Greek prefix geo-, γεω-

derived from the Greek word ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)

using the English suffix -logy

derived from the Medieval Latin word geologia (geology)

using the Greek prefix geo-, γεω-

derived from the Greek word ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)

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)

Dutch geologie, French géologie, German Geologie, Italian geologia, Lithuanian geologija, Norwegian geologi, Russian геoлогия, Swedish geologi

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