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Where does “xeralfic” come from?

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

xeralfic (English): Relating to xeralfs

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  1. Relating to xeralfs

Ancestry of “xeralfic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxeralfA kind of alfisol found in areas with very dry...
2English-alf—
3Englishinceptisol—
4Latininceptumbeginning; attempt, enterprise; nominative neuter...
5Latininceptusbegun, having been begun
6Latinincipiō—
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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