Where does “orthocumulate” come from?
orthocumulate (English) comes from English cumulate, from Latin cumulatus, from Latin cumulō, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
orthocumulate (English): A cumulate rock in which the groundmass is of different composition to the accumulated crystals
Definitions
- A cumulate rock in which the groundmass is of different composition to the accumulated crystals
Ancestry of “orthocumulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cumulate | To accumulate; to amass; To be accumulated;... |
| 2 | Latin | cumulatus | heaped; abundant, vast, great; abounding in |
| 3 | Latin | cumulō | to heap, pile up, amass, accumulate |
| 4 | Latin | cumulus | heap, pile; surplus; summit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ku-m-olo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |