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glottochronology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡlɒtəʊkɹəˈnɒlədʒi/ (UK)
  • /ˌɡlɑːtoʊkɹəˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English glotto- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English chronology English glottochronology From glotto- + chronology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The method or study in estimating the time at which a related language diverged from its common ancestor.

Deriveds

glottochronological

Relateds

lexicostatistics

Translations (7)

es glotocronología (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · pt glotocronologia (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · gl glotocronoloxía (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · ca glotocronologia (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · tl paladilataknaan (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · ru глоттохронология (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language) · hy լեզվաժամանակագրություն (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)