Where does “basaltware” come from?
basaltware (English) comes from English basalt, from Latin basaltes, from Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
basaltware (English): Articles made from basalt
Definitions
- Articles made from basalt
Ancestry of “basaltware”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basalt | A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral... |
| 2 | Latin | basaltes | — |
| 3 | Latin | basanites | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βασανίτης | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |