Etymograph

English

geognosy

Geognosy comes from German Geognosie.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentGeognosie
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1847geognosy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Germanc. 1650–presentGeognosie
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1847geognosy

Earliest quotation: 1847, Edward Hitchcock: “Some writers divide Geology into two branches; 1. Geognosy,…”

Equivalent to geo- + -gnosy

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

The story

From German Geognosie; coined by Abraham Gottlob Werner.

Every English word from German Geognosie

Today it means

noun The geological study of the Earth's structure and composition.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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