glottochronology

English

Etymology

From glotto- + chronology.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɒtəʊkɹəˈnɒlədʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɑːtoʊkɹəˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/

Noun

glottochronology

  1. The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.

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