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Where does “xerorthent” come from?

xerorthent (English) comes from English orthent, from English entisol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.

xerorthent (English): An orthent soil with a xeric moisture regime

Definitions

  1. An orthent soil with a xeric moisture regime

Ancestry of “xerorthent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthentA kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on...
2Englishentisol—
3EnglishSol—
4Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
5Latinsolidumsolid
6Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
7Proto-Italicsoliðos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →