Etymograph

English

geosystem

From geo- + system.

Formed from geo- + system

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’

Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’

Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’

Middle French systeme

English system

Today it means

noun A geographically localized ecosystem

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

Etymograph / geosystem