glottochronology
glottochronology
Definition
☆ glot·to·chro·nolo·gy (glät′ō krə näl′ə jē)
noun
a method for estimating the dates when the branches of a family of languages separated from the parent language and from one another
Etymology: see glottis & chronology
Browse dictionary entries near glottochronology
- glotto-
- glottis
- glottal stop
- glottal
- glossy
- glossolalia
- glossographer
- glosso-
- glossitis
- glossator
- Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- glove
- glove box
- glove compartment
- glover
- glow
- glow lamp
- glower
- glowing
