Where does “delamination” come from?

Delamination comes from English lamination with the prefix de- from Latin de-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de-.

delamination (English): The separation of the layers of a laminar...

Definitions

  1. The separation of the layers of a laminar...

Ancestry of “delamination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaminationThe process of laminating, joining together thin...
2English-ionan action or process, or the result of an action...
3Ancient Greekἀπόγειονapogee, greatest distance from the Earth
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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