Etymology of the English word geotectonic
the English word
geotectonicderived from the English word
tectonicderived from the Late Latin word
tectonicusderived from the Greek word
tektonikos, τεκτονικός
derived from the Greek word
tekton, τέκτων (an artificer (as producer of fabrics); (specially), a craftsman in wood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teks-using the English prefix
geo-derived from the Greek prefix
geo-, γεω-
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
