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Where does “volcanologically” come from?

volcanologically (English) comes from English volcanological, from English volcanology, from French volcanologie, from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

volcanologically (English): In a volcanological way

Definitions

  1. In a volcanological way

Ancestry of “volcanologically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolcanologicalOf or pertaining to volcanology
2EnglishvolcanologyThe study of volcanoes
3Frenchvolcanologievolcanology
4French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Middle French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
6Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
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
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