Where does “adatomic” come from?
adatomic (English) comes from English adatom, from English AD, from English advantage, from Middle English avantage, from Old French avantage, from Old French avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
adatomic (English): Of or pertaining to adatoms
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to adatoms
Ancestry of “adatomic”, step by step
adatomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adatom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adatom | An atom that lies on a crystal surface |
| 2 | English | AD | borrowed from Latin; in the year of our Lord |
| 3 | English | advantage | Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or... |
| 4 | Middle English | avantage | — |
| 5 | Old French | avantage | advantage; profit; gain |
| 6 | Old French | avant | beforehand; earlier |
| 7 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 8 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |