Where does “Orthosilicat” come from?
Orthosilicat (German) comes from German Silicat, from Catalan -at, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
Orthosilicat (German): orthosilicate
Ancestry of “Orthosilicat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Silicat | silicate |
| 2 | Catalan | -at | forms the masculine singular past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |