English

geohazard

From geo- + hazard.

Formed from geo- + hazard

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Arabic اَلزَّهْر ‘the dice’

Old French hasart ‘a game of dice’

Middle English hasard

Today it means

noun A geological hazard, such as the risk of a landslide or tsunami.

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

Etymograph / geohazard