Associations to the word «Glottochronology»

Wiktionary

GLOTTOCHRONOLOGY, noun. The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.

Dictionary definition

GLOTTOCHRONOLOGY, noun. The determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages".

Wise words

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
Arabian Proverb