stratinomy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English stratum English -i- Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Latin -nomialbor. French -nomiebor. ▲ Latin -nomialbor. English -nomy English stratinomy From stratum + -i- + -nomy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The description of the orientation of trace fossils in relation to rock strata