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Where does “nongraphitizable” come from?

nongraphitizable (English) comes from English graphitizable, from English graphitize, from English graphite, from German graphit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nongraphitizable (English): That cannot easily be converted into graphite

Definitions

  1. That cannot easily be converted into graphite

Ancestry of “nongraphitizable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraphitizableAble to be converted to graphite
2EnglishgraphitizeTo convert to graphite; To coat with graphite
3EnglishgraphiteAn allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of...
4Germangraphit—
5German-it-ite
6French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
7Latin-īta—
8Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
9Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
10Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
11Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
14Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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