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Where does “trachybasaltic” come from?

trachybasaltic (English) comes from English trachybasalt, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

trachybasaltic (English): Of or relating to trachybasalt

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to trachybasalt

Ancestry of “trachybasaltic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrachybasaltA volcanic rock with a composition between...
2Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
3Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús—
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