Where does “microsparitic” come from?
microsparitic (English) comes from English microspar, from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
microsparitic (English): Relating to or consisting of microspar (small, well-defined crystals, usually carbonate)
Definitions
- Relating to or consisting of microspar (small, well-defined crystals, usually carbonate)
Ancestry of “microsparitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microspar | A form of neomorphosed micrite with very small crystals |
| 2 | English | spar | A rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sparre | spar, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sparre | pole, beam; rafter |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sparro | — |
| 6 | Frankish | sparro | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |