Where does “coralliferous” come from?
coralliferous (English) comes from English Coral, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
coralliferous (English): Producing coral
Definitions
- Producing coral
Ancestry of “coralliferous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Coral | Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species |
| 2 | Old French | coral | — |
| 3 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |