English
epeirogenesis
Epeirogenesis comes from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος ‘land’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Heh₂per-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́peřřosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤπειροςḗpeiros‘land’
- Englishtodayepeirogenesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Heh₂per-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́peřřosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤπειροςḗpeiros‘land’
- Englishtodayepeirogenesis
Formed from -genesis
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per-
Today it means
noun Formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per- / epeirogenesis