archaeointensity

archaeointensity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der.
English archaeo-
English intensity
English archaeointensity

    From archaeo- + intensity.

    Noun

    archaeointensity (plural archaeointensities)

    1. The intensity of the Earth's magnetic field at some time in the distant past.
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