Where does “ceramal” come from?
ceramal (English) comes from English alloy, from Old French aloi, from Old French aloiier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
ceramal (English): cermet
Definitions
- cermet
Ancestry of “ceramal”, step by step
ceramal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alloy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alloy | A metal that is a combination of two or more... |
| 2 | Old French | aloi | — |
| 3 | Old French | aloiier | assemble, join |
| 4 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ceramic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ceramic | Made of material produced by the high-temperature... |
| 2 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |