Where does “oosparitic” come from?
oosparitic (English) comes from English oosparite, from English oo, from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, from Proto-Polynesian *koho, from Proto-Oceanic *kojom.
oosparitic (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing oosparite
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or containing oosparite
Ancestry of “oosparitic”, step by step
oosparitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oosparite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oosparite | A kind of limestone consisting of ooids cemented together with sparite |
| 2 | English | oo | The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | oo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |