Where does “haloalkaliphile” come from?
haloalkaliphile (English) comes from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.
haloalkaliphile (English): Any haloalkaliphilic organism
Definitions
- Any haloalkaliphilic organism
Ancestry of “haloalkaliphile”, step by step
haloalkaliphile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alkali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | alkali | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,... |
| 2 | French | alcali | alkali |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | alcali | — |
| 4 | Arabic | اَلْقِلْي | — |
via English halo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | halo | A circular band of coloured light, visible around... |
| 2 | Latin | halōs | halo (a circle around the sun or moon) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἅλως | threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk |