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Where does “orthent” come from?

orthent (English) comes from English entisol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

orthent (English): A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on...

Definitions

  1. A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on...

Ancestry of “orthent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishentisol—
2EnglishSol—
3Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
4Latinsolidumsolid
5Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
6Proto-Italicsoliðos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “orthent”

  • xerorthent
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