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Where does “calcifuge” come from?

calcifuge (English) comes from English calci-, from English calcium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

calcifuge (English): Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in...

Definitions

  1. Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in...

Ancestry of “calcifuge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcalci-Related to calcium or its compounds; Used to form...
2EnglishcalciumThe chemical element , with an atomic number 20....
3English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “calcifuge”

  • calcifugal
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