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Where does “anticlinale” come from?

anticlinale (Italian) comes from Italian anti, from Italian ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

anticlinale (Italian): anticlinal; anticline

Definitions

  1. anticlinal; anticline

Ancestry of “anticlinale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianantiAlternative form of ante; before, in front of
2Italiananteafore, ere; before, earlier; rather than,...
3Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
4Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “anticlinale”

  • anticlinalmente
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