English

geoscheme

From geo- + scheme.

Formed from geo- + scheme

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’

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Proto-Hellenic *skʰḗmə

Ancient Greek σχῆμα ‘form, shape’

Medieval Latin schēma ‘figure, form’

Middle English scheame

Today it means

noun A geographic scheme of the United Nations that divides the world into countries and territories for the purpose of statistics.

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

Etymograph / geoscheme