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Where does “xeralf” come from?

xeralf (English) comes from English -alf, from English inceptisol, from Latin inceptum, from Latin inceptus, from Latin incipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

xeralf (English): A kind of alfisol found in areas with very dry...

Definitions

  1. A kind of alfisol found in areas with very dry...

Ancestry of “xeralf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-alf—
2Englishinceptisol—
3Latininceptumbeginning; attempt, enterprise; nominative neuter...
4Latininceptusbegun, having been begun
5Latinincipiō—
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “xeralf”

  • xeralfic
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