Ancient Greek word root · Earth & Sky

geo-: earth

geo- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “earth”. Learn its variants and explore 6 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: earth

Root forms: geo-, ge-

Source word: γῆ — earth; land

Word family and examples

• geography

  the study of the physical features of the earth

• geometry

  the branch of mathematics concerned with points, lines, surfaces, and solids

• geological

  Synonym of geologic.

• geology

  the science of the earth's physical structure and substance

• geometric

  Of or relating to geometry.

• geopolitics

  The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.

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