Where does “labradoritic” come from?
labradoritic (English) comes from English labradorite, from English labrador, from Portuguese lavrador, from Old Portuguese lavrador, from Latin labōrātor, from French laboratoire, from Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin labotatorius — fox.
labradoritic (English): Containing or relating to the mineral labradorite
Definitions
- Containing or relating to the mineral labradorite
Ancestry of “labradoritic”, step by step
labradoritic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English labradorite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | labradorite | A plagioclase feldspar mineral, calcium sodium... |
| 2 | English | labrador | A Labrador retriever |
| 3 | Portuguese | lavrador | farmer; husbandman; ploughman |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | lavrador | — |
| 5 | Latin | labōrātor | plowman, tiller of the soil |
| 6 | French | laboratoire | laboratory |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | laboratorium | laboratory |
| 8 | Latin | labotatorius | laborable |
| 9 | Latin | laborator | plowman, tiller of the soil |
| 10 | Latin | laboratus | produced, having been produced |
| 11 | Latin | laboro | I toil, labor; I endeavor, strive; I suffer, am... |
| 12 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 13 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 14 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 15 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 16 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 17 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |