Where does “flank eruption” come from?
flank eruption (English) comes from English eruption, from Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
flank eruption (English): A volcanic eruption which occurs on the flanks of a volcano, rather than its summit
Definitions
- A volcanic eruption which occurs on the flanks of a volcano, rather than its summit
Ancestry of “flank eruption”, step by step
flank eruption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eruption
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eruption | A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of... |
| 2 | Middle French | éruption | — |
| 3 | Latin | eruptio | an eruption; outburst; onrush, onslaught |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English flank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flank | To attack the flank of; To defend the flank of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | flanc | — |
| 3 | Old English | flanc | flank |
| 4 | Old French | flanc | side; flank |
| 5 | Frankish | hlanca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |