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Where does “ultramafic” come from?

ultramafic (English) comes from English mafic, from English ferric, from Latin ferricus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

ultramafic (English): Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium...

Definitions

  1. Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium...

Ancestry of “ultramafic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaficDescribing rocks, such as silicate minerals,...
2EnglishferricPertaining to, derived from, or containing iron;...
3Latinferricus—
4Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
5Cornish-er—
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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