glottochronology
/,glɑtoʊkrə'nɑlədʒi/
noun
16 letters6 syllables26 points in Scrabble®30 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
The determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
“he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages”
WORD FORMS
Related formglottochronological
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®26 points
Words With Friends®30 points
Double word52 points
Triple word78 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinottochronologyglay
Starts & ends withG … Y
Syllablesglot · to · chro · nol · o · gy
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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