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glottochronology

glot·toch·ro·nology

UK/ˌɡlɒtəʊkɹəˈnɒlədʒi/ US/ˌɡlɑːtoʊkɹəˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages”

Origin

From glotto- + chronology.

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