glottochronology
Meanings
Noun
- the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages"
- The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.
Origin / Etymology
From glotto- + chronology.
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