Where does “orthoferrite” come from?

orthoferrite (English) comes from English ferrite, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

orthoferrite (English): Any of a class of chemical compounds with the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of chemical compounds with the...

Ancestry of “orthoferrite”, step by step

orthoferrite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ferrite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferriteThe interstitial solid solution of carbon in...
2Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
3Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ortho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoAn isomer of a benzene derivative having two...
Every word from Chichewa iye