Where does “apatitic” come from?

apatitic (English) comes from English apatite, from German Apatit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

apatitic (English): Relating to, containing, or having the structure...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, containing, or having the structure...

Ancestry of “apatitic”, step by step

apatitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English apatite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapatiteA calcium fluoride phosphate of variable...
2GermanApatitapatite
3German-it-ite
4French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
5Latin-īta
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της