lexicostatistic

adjective

lex·​i·​co·​statistic

variants or lexicostatistical

¦leksə̇(ˌ)kō+

: of, relating to, or involving glottochronology (see glottochronology sense 2)

Word History

Etymology

lexico- (as in lexicographer) + statistic or statistical

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