Where does “pyroclastic flow” come from?
pyroclastic flow (English) comes from English pyroclastic, from English clastic, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
pyroclastic flow (English): A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and...
Definitions
- A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and...
Ancestry of “pyroclastic flow”, step by step
pyroclastic flow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pyroclastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyroclastic | Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic... |
| 2 | English | clastic | Made up of parts that are easily removable; Made... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλαστός | broken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
via English flow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flow | A movement in people or things with a particular... |
| 2 | Middle English | flowen | To flow, stream, or issue; to move; To become... |
| 3 | Old English | flōwan | to flow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flōan | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōaną | to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |