Where does “micaceous” come from?
Micaceous comes from English mica, from Latin mica, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European smeyg-, a root meaning to smear or soil.
micaceous (English): Of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or...
Ancestry of “micaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 2 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 3 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |