Where does “feldspathose” come from?
feldspathose (English) comes from English feldspath, from English feldspar, from German feldspat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz — to succeed, to prosper.
feldspathose (English): Containing feldspar
Ancestry of “feldspathose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | feldspath | Alternative form of feldspar |
| 2 | English | feldspar | Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals... |
| 3 | German | feldspat | — |
| 4 | German | spät | late |
| 5 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 6 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |