Where does “cirrostratus” come from?
cirrostratus (English) comes from English stratus, from Latin strātus, from Proto-Celtic stratos, from Proto-Indo-European str̥h₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
cirrostratus (English): A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a...
Definitions
- A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a...
Ancestry of “cirrostratus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stratus | A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of... |
| 2 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | stratos | valley |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥h₃tós | stretched, spread |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |