Where does “postunconformity” come from?

postunconformity (English) comes from English unconformity, from English conformity, from Middle French conformité, from Latin conformitas, from Latin cōnfōrmis, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

postunconformity (English): deposited or having occurred after an unconformity

Definitions

  1. deposited or having occurred after an unconformity

Ancestry of “postunconformity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunconformitya lack of conformity; a gap in time in rock...
2EnglishconformityThe state of things being similar or identical; A...
3Middle Frenchconformité
4Latinconformitassimilarity, likeness; conformity; agreement
5Latincōnfōrmissimilar, like
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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