Where does “stratify” come from?
Stratify comes from French stratifier, formed with the French suffix -ifier from Latin -ficare, derived from Latin facio meaning "to make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- and ster- or sterh₃-.
stratify (English): To become separated out into distinct layers or...
Definitions
- To become separated out into distinct layers or...
Ancestry of “stratify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | stratifier | to stratify |
| 2 | French | strate | stratum |
| 3 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |