glottochronology

Noun

Meaning

the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

philology semantics lexicology lexicostatistic

Hypernyms

chronology

Examples

he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages Source: Internet

Scholars posit a split between the groups in the distant past, perhaps 3500–3800 years ago. citation Glottochronology studies suggest the split occurred between about 1,500 and 1,800 BCE. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glottochronological glottochronologically glottochronologist glottocode glottogenesis glottogenetic