Etymograph

English

geosynclinal

From geo- + synclinal.

Formed from geo- + synclinal

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Today it means

adj Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment.

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

Etymograph / geosynclinal