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Where does “multistratal” come from?

multistratal (English) comes from English stratal, from English stratum, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

multistratal (English): composed of or organized as multiple strata

Definitions

  1. composed of or organized as multiple strata

Ancestry of “multistratal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstratalof or pertaining to a stratum
2EnglishstratumOne of several parallel horizontal layers of...
3Latinstrātum—
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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