Where does “calcifugal” come from?
calcifugal (English) comes from English calcifuge, from English calci-, from English calcium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
calcifugal (English): Of or relating to a calcifuge
Definitions
- Of or relating to a calcifuge
Ancestry of “calcifugal”, step by step
calcifugal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calcifuge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calcifuge | Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in... |
| 2 | English | calci- | Related to calcium or its compounds; Used to form... |
| 3 | English | calcium | The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks |
| 4 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |