Where does “orthogeosyncline” come from?
orthogeosyncline (English) comes from English geosyncline, from English geosynclinal, from English synclinal, from English clinal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
orthogeosyncline (English): A linear geosynclinal belt lying between...
Definitions
- A linear geosynclinal belt lying between...
Ancestry of “orthogeosyncline”, step by step
orthogeosyncline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geosyncline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geosyncline | A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust... |
| 2 | English | geosynclinal | Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or... |
| 3 | English | synclinal | Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90°;... |
| 4 | English | clinal | Pertaining to beds or rest; Describing a torsion... |
| 5 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 6 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 7 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 8 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 9 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 10 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 11 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 12 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |