Where does “understratum” come from?
understratum (English) comes from English stratum, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
understratum (English): The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the soil...
Definitions
- The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the soil...
Ancestry of “understratum”, step by step
understratum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratum | One of several parallel horizontal layers of... |
| 2 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |