eustasy
English
/ˈjuːstəsi/, /ˈjustəsi/
noun
Definitions
- (geology) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity.
Etymology
Borrowed from German eustatische (eustatic) derived from Ancient Greek εὖ (well, good).
Origin
Ancient Greek
εὖ
Gloss
well, good
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eu- English
- euthymia English
- glacioeustasy English
- eucalyptus Latin
- eustatische German
- eucalyptus French
- Εὐμένης Ancient Greek
- Εὔβουλος Ancient Greek
- Εὔμολπος Ancient Greek
- Εὔφημος Ancient Greek
- εὐοῖ Ancient Greek
- εὐφορία Ancient Greek
- εὔελπις Ancient Greek
- εὔξεινος Ancient Greek
- εὔτηκτος Ancient Greek
- εὔχαρις Ancient Greek
- εὖ Ancient Greek
- *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁su- Proto-Indo-European
- eo- Irish
- ευ Greek (modern)