Where does “denitrification” come from?
Denitrification is formed from the prefix de- (Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de, meaning "from" or "away") combined with nitrification, denoting the removal of nitrogen compounds.
denitrification (English): The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular...
Definitions
- The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular...
Ancestry of “denitrification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |