geology
/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- The geological structure of a region.
Etymology / origin
From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).
- -λογία(Ancient Greek)→
- -logia(Latin)→
- γεω-(Ancient Greek)→
- geōlogia(la-ren)→
- geology (English)
- Relations: der, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- geologie(Dutch) (bor)
- geologio(Ido) (bor)
- ജിയോളജി(Malayalam) (bor)
- jiolojia(Swahili) (bor)
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