Where does “basalt” come from?
basalt (Irish) comes from Late Latin basaltes, from Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
basalt (Irish): basalt
Ancestry of “basalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | basaltes | — |
| 2 | Latin | basanites | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βασανίτης | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |