Where does “tourmalinic” come from?
tourmalinic (English) comes from English tourmaline, from French tourmaline, from English carnelian, from English Cornelian, from Old French corneline, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω — to cut, cut off, sever.
tourmalinic (English): Of or relating to tourmaline
Definitions
- Of or relating to tourmaline
Ancestry of “tourmalinic”, step by step
tourmalinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tourmaline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourmaline | A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate... |
| 2 | French | tourmaline | tourmaline |
| 3 | English | carnelian | A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in... |
| 4 | English | Cornelian | Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic... |
| 5 | Old French | corneline | — |
| 6 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |