Where does “diatomaceous” come from?
diatomaceous (English) comes from English diatom, from English atom, from Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
diatomaceous (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their...
Ancestry of “diatomaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | diatom | Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having... |
| 2 | English | atom | The smallest possible amount of matter which... |
| 3 | Middle English | attome | atom |
| 4 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 5 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |