Where does “allostratigraphy” come from?
allostratigraphy (English) comes from English stratigraphy, from English stratum, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
allostratigraphy (English): The study and classification of rock strata by their bounding surfaces, such as unconformities and other types of uncomformable contacts that create discontinuities in the rock record
Definitions
- The study and classification of rock strata by their bounding surfaces, such as unconformities and other types of uncomformable contacts that create discontinuities in the rock record
Ancestry of “allostratigraphy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratigraphy | The study of rock layers and the layering... |
| 2 | English | stratum | One of several parallel horizontal layers of... |
| 3 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |