Where does “tetrazonocolpate” come from?

tetrazonocolpate (English) comes from English zonocolpate, from English colpate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

tetrazonocolpate (English): Having four colpi aligned longitudinally, equidistant around the equator

Definitions

  1. Having four colpi aligned longitudinally, equidistant around the equator

Ancestry of “tetrazonocolpate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzonocolpateHaving colpi arranged in distinct zones
2EnglishcolpateHaving one or more colpi, or grooves, on each...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate