Where does “lignitic” come from?
lignitic (English) comes from English lignite, from French lignite, from Latin -ite, from Latin -ites, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
lignitic (English): Containing or resembling lignite
Definitions
- Containing or resembling lignite
Ancestry of “lignitic”, step by step
lignitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lignite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lignite | A low-grade, brownish-black coal |
| 2 | French | lignite | lignite type of coal |
| 3 | Latin | -ite | ablative singular of -ītēs; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | -ites | adjective-forming suffix, especially of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |