Where does “greenschistic” come from?
greenschistic (English) comes from English greenschist, from English schist, from French schiste, from Latin schistos, from Ancient Greek σχιστός, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
greenschistic (English): Of or like greenschist
Definitions
- Of or like greenschist
Ancestry of “greenschistic”, step by step
greenschistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English greenschist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | greenschist | A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and... |
| 2 | English | schist | Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline... |
| 3 | French | schiste | shale, schist |
| 4 | Latin | schistos | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχιστός | cloven, divided; that may be split or cleft;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |