Where does “mineralization” come from?
Mineralization comes from English mineral plus the English suffix -ize, from Old French mineral and Old French -ation, from Latin -atio and -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.
mineralization (English): A form of fossilization in which the organic...
Definitions
- A form of fossilization in which the organic...
Ancestry of “mineralization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mineral | Any naturally occurring inorganic material that... |
| 2 | French | minéral | mineral |
| 3 | German | Mineral | mineral |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | minerale | mineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | minera | mine; vein; mineral |
| 6 | Middle French | miniere | underground passage or area |
| 7 | Middle French | -ier | Alternative form of -er |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |