Where does “mediglacial” come from?

mediglacial (English) comes from English glacial, from French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

mediglacial (English): Between two glaciers; Formed between glaciers

Definitions

  1. Between two glaciers; Formed between glaciers

Ancestry of “mediglacial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglacialOf, or relating to glaciers; Very slow; Cold and...
2Frenchglacialfreezing, ice-cold, very cold
3Latinglaciālisicy, frozen, glacial
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin glaciālis →
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