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Where does “pozzolanic” come from?

pozzolanic (English) comes from English pozzolana, from Italian pozzolana, from Italian Pozzuoli, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um.

pozzolanic (English): Having the characteristics of pozzolana, a type...

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of pozzolana, a type...

Ancestry of “pozzolanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpozzolanaA type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for...
2Italianpozzolanapozzolana; pozzolan
3ItalianPozzuoli—
4Italian-ana-an, -y
5Spanish-anafeminine singular of -ano
6Latin-anainflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
7Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om—
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →