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

Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb