Where does “селенит” come from?
селенит (Kazakh) comes from Russian селенит, from German Selenit, from French Sélénite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
селенит (Kazakh): selenite
Definitions
- selenite
Ancestry of “селенит”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | селенит | — |
| 2 | German | Selenit | selenite; Selenite, Lunarian |
| 3 | French | Sélénite | Selenite, Lunarian resident or native of the moon |
| 4 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |