Where does “tectosilicaat” come from?
tectosilicaat (Dutch) comes from Dutch silicaat, from Dutch silicium, from English silicium, from Latin silicium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tectosilicaat (Dutch): tectosilicate
Definitions
- tectosilicate
Ancestry of “tectosilicaat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | silicaat | silicate |
| 2 | Dutch | silicium | silicon |
| 3 | English | silicium | The non-metallic chemical element silicon |
| 4 | Latin | silicium | silicon |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |