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Where does “intratelluric” come from?

intratelluric (English) comes from English telluric, from French tellurique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

intratelluric (English): Relating to or situated in the interior of the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to or situated in the interior of the...

Ancestry of “intratelluric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelluricPertaining to the Earth, earthly; Containing...
2Frenchtelluriquetelluric
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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