Where does “morainic” come from?
morainic (English) comes from English moraine, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
morainic (English): Pertaining to a moraine
Definitions
- Pertaining to a moraine
Ancestry of “morainic”, step by step
morainic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moraine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moraine | An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and... |
| 2 | French | moraine | moraine |
| 3 | Italian | morena | moraine, glacial till, drift |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |