Where does “hydrosedimentary” come from?
hydrosedimentary (English) comes from English sedimentary, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
hydrosedimentary (English): Relating to water and to sedimentation
Definitions
- Relating to water and to sedimentation
Ancestry of “hydrosedimentary”, step by step
hydrosedimentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sedimentary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedimentary | Made by the deposition and compression of small... |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |