Where does “stratum” come from?
Stratum comes from Latin stratum, the past participle of sternere, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, meaning to spread or stretch out.
stratum (English): One of several parallel horizontal layers of...
Definitions
- One of several parallel horizontal layers of...
Ancestry of “stratum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “stratum”
- stratification
- stratigraphic
- stratigraphy
- biostratigraphy
- stratigraphically
- biostratigraphic
- lithostratigraphic
- chronostratigraphic
- stratal
- chronostratigraphy
- lithostratigraphy
- superstratum
- magnetostratigraphy
- poststratification
- hydrostratigraphic
- magnetostratigraphic
- microstratigraphy
- restratification
- destratification
- tectonostratigraphic
- palynostratigraphy
- stratificational
- cyclostratigraphy
- hydrostratigraphy