Where does “crystalline” come from?
Crystalline comes from Middle English cristallyne, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος, derived from κρύσταλλος meaning ice or crystal, itself from κρύος meaning cold, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European krus-.
crystalline (English): Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having...
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- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having...
Ancestry of “crystalline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cristallyn | — |
| 2 | Old French | cristallin | — |
| 3 | Latin | crystallinus | crystal; resembling crystal; crystalline |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρυστάλλινος | icy; of crystal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |
Words derived from “crystalline”
- polycrystalline
- crystallinity
- nanocrystalline
- microcrystalline
- semicrystalline
- monocrystalline
- noncrystalline
- cryptocrystalline
- intracrystalline
- magnetocrystalline
- intercrystalline
- paracrystalline
- quasicrystalline
- holocrystalline
- multicrystalline
- subcrystalline
- macrocrystalline
- ultrananocrystalline
- hypocrystalline
- pseudocrystalline
- mesocrystalline
- microcrystallinity
- phanerocrystalline
- spherocrystalline