English
glaciotectonics
From glacio- + tectonics.
Formed from glacio- + tectonics
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’
Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō ‘carpenter’
Proto-Hellenic *téktōn
Ancient Greek τέκτων ‘builder’
English tectonics
Today it means
noun The structural deformation of rocks and sediments as a direct consequence of glacial movement or glacial loading.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / glaciotectonics