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Where does “oxyorthosilicate” come from?

oxyorthosilicate (English) comes from English orthosilicate, from English silicate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

oxyorthosilicate (English): A mixed oxide and orthosilicate

Definitions

  1. A mixed oxide and orthosilicate

Ancestry of “oxyorthosilicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishorthosilicateany salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, SiO or...
2EnglishsilicateAny salt of silica or of one of the silicic...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie—
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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