Where does “cryovolcanic” come from?
cryovolcanic (English) comes from English volcanic, from French volcanique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.
cryovolcanic (English): of or pertaining to a cryovolcano
Definitions
- of or pertaining to a cryovolcano
Ancestry of “cryovolcanic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | volcanic | Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes;... |
| 2 | French | volcanique | volcanic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | — |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | — |