Where does “noncrystallizable” come from?
noncrystallizable (English) comes from English crystallizable, from English crystallize, from English Crystal, from Middle English crystal, from Catalan cristall, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
noncrystallizable (English): Not crystallizable
Definitions
- Not crystallizable
Ancestry of “noncrystallizable”, step by step
noncrystallizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crystallizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crystallizable | That can be crystallized |
| 2 | English | crystallize | to make something form into crystals; to assume a... |
| 3 | English | Crystal | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions |
| 4 | Middle English | crystal | — |
| 5 | Catalan | cristall | crystal |
| 6 | Latin | crystallum | a crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |