From Greek 'gē' (earth) + 'logos' (study), from PIE *dʰéǵʰōm (earth) — literally 'the study of the ground.'
The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it. The geological features of a particular area.
A Modern Latin coinage 'geologia,' formed from Greek γῆ (gē, earth, land) + -λογία (-logía, study of, discourse on), from λόγος (lógos, word, reason, study). Greek γῆ descends from PIE *ǵʰem- (earth, ground, soil), one of the fundamental roots of the language family, also producing Latin 'humus' (earth, soil), 'homō' (human being — literally 'earthling'), Lithuanian 'žemė' (earth), Sanskrit क्षम् (kṣam, earth), and Old Church Slavonic 'zemlja' (land). The suffix -λογία from PIE *leǵ- (to gather, to collect, to speak) connects geology to the vast
The name 'George' comes from Greek 'geōrgos' (farmer, earth-worker), from 'gē' (earth) + 'ergon' (work). Four British kings named George, George Washington, George Orwell, and every other George in history carry a name that means 'earth-worker.' The study of the earth (geology) and the working of the earth (George) share
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