Where does “subhornblendic” come from?
subhornblendic (English) comes from English hornblendic, from English hornblende, from German Hornblende, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną — army.
subhornblendic (English): Containing hornblende in a scattered state
Definitions
- Containing hornblende in a scattered state
Ancestry of “subhornblendic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hornblendic | Of or pertaining to hornblende |
| 2 | English | hornblende | A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex... |
| 3 | German | Hornblende | hornblende |
| 4 | German | horn | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |