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Where does “stalagmitic” come from?

stalagmitic (English) comes from English stalagmite, from New Latin stalagmites, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα — drop.

stalagmitic (English): containing stalagmites

Definitions

  1. containing stalagmites

Ancestry of “stalagmitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstalagmiteA secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate...
2New Latinstalagmites—
3Ancient Greekστάλαγμαdrop

Words derived from “stalagmitic”

  • stalagmitically
Every word from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα →