Where does “fertirrigate” come from?
fertirrigate (English) comes from English fertilize, from French fertiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
fertirrigate (English): To fertilize via an irrigation system
Definitions
- To fertilize via an irrigation system
Ancestry of “fertirrigate”, step by step
fertirrigate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fertilize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fertilize | To make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;... |
| 2 | French | fertiliser | to fertilize |
| 3 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 4 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English irrigate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irrigate | To supply with water, by building ditches,... |
| 2 | Latin | irrigatus | watered, irrigated; flooded, inundated;... |
| 3 | Latin | irrigō | to water or irrigate |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |