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Where does “lithification” come from?

lithification (English) comes from English -ification, from Old French -ification, from Latin -ficatio.

lithification (English): The compaction and cementation of sediment into...

Definitions

  1. The compaction and cementation of sediment into...

Ancestry of “lithification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ificationThe process of becoming
2Old French-ification—
3Latin-ficatio—
Every word from Latin -ficatio →