Where does “sapropel” come from?
sapropel (English) comes from Ancient Greek πηλός, from English therapy, from New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία, from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
sapropel (English): An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic...
Definitions
- An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic...
Ancestry of “sapropel”, step by step
sapropel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πηλός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πηλός | clay, earth, used by masons and potters; mud,... |
| 2 | English | therapy | Attempted remediation of a health problem... |
| 3 | New Latin | therapīa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |
via German Sapropel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sapropel | — |