Where does “oosparite” come from?
oosparite (English) comes from English oo, from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, from Proto-Polynesian *koho, from Proto-Oceanic *kojom.
oosparite (English): A kind of limestone consisting of ooids cemented together with sparite
Definitions
- A kind of limestone consisting of ooids cemented together with sparite
Ancestry of “oosparite”, step by step
oosparite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oo | The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | oo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |
via English sparite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sparite | calcite |