Where does “detrital” come from?
Detrital comes from English detritus, which derives from Latin detero meaning to wear away, formed from the prefix de-.
detrital (English): Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological...
Definitions
- Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological...
Ancestry of “detrital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detritus | Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or... |
| 2 | Latin | detritus | rubbed away, worn away, worn out, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | dēterō | to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |