g 2 l 1 o 1 t 1 t 1 o 1 c 3 h 4 r 1 o 1 n 1 o 1 l 1 o 1 g 2 y 4
16 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
originEtymology tree English glotto- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- 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…
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