Where does “halocline” come from?

halocline (English) comes from English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

halocline (English): a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the border...

Definitions

  1. a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the border...

Ancestry of “halocline”, step by step

halocline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

via English cline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclineA gradation in a character or phenotype within a...
2Ancient Greekκλῑ́νωto decline; I bend, lean
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