glottochronology

/ˌɡlɒtəʊkɹəˈnɒlədʒi/ · noun

Meaning

The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.

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glottochronologist(English)diachrony(English)glottogony(English)diachronic linguistics(English)comparative linguistics(English)phylolinguistics(English)historical linguistics(English)chronolect(English)yuman(English)languages(English)dates(English)occurred(English)

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