Where does “diastrophism” come from?
diastrophism (English) comes from English strophism, from English strophe, from Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
diastrophism (English): The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the...
Definitions
- The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the...
Ancestry of “diastrophism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | strophism | — |
| 2 | English | strophe | A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to... |
| 3 | Latin | stropha | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στροφή | turning; revolving; twisting |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |