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global etymology

global etymology noun: a proposed monogenetic word origin; a Proto-Human reconstructed word.

Noun

global etymology (plural global etymologies)

  1. A proposed monogenetic word origin; a Proto-Human reconstructed word.
    • Many of the global etymologies that the journal contained looked suspiciously onomatopoeic.

Forms of global etymology

pluralglobal etymologies

Questions about global etymology

What does global etymology mean?
Global etymology means a proposed monogenetic word origin; a Proto-Human reconstructed word.
What part of speech is global etymology?
Global etymology is a noun.
What is the plural of global etymology?
The plural of global etymology is global etymologies.

Words near global etymology in the dictionary

  1. global element
  2. global elements
  3. global empire
  4. global empires
  5. global etymologies
  6. global etymology
  7. global governance
  8. global heating
  9. global hectare
  10. global hectares
  11. global hoax

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