glottochronology

/ˈglɑdoʊkrəˌnɑlədʒi/
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Definitions of glottochronology
  1. noun
    the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
    “he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages”
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    type of:
    chronology
    the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
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