GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Quick Summary. The Greek root word ge, commonly used in the English prefix geo-, means “earth.” This Greek root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including geology, geography, and geometry.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word geology comes from two Greek word roots – geo, meaning earth or land, and-ology which means the study of. So, geology means the branch of science that studies the earth and its features.

Detailed explanation-3: -This new use of the prefix geo-is of course simply a 21st century spin on its original meaning of ‘relating to the earth’, as seen in geography, geology, etc and derived from the Greek form gē meaning ‘earth’.

Detailed explanation-4: -word-forming element meaning “earth, the Earth, ” ultimately from Greek geo-, combining form of Attic and Ionic gē “the earth, land, a land or country” (see Gaia).