Where does “calcifica” come from?
calcifica (Romanian) comes from French calcifier, from French calcium, from English calcium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
calcifica (Romanian): to calcify
Definitions
- to calcify
Ancestry of “calcifica”, step by step
calcifica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French calcifier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | calcifier | to calcify |
| 2 | French | calcium | calcium |
| 3 | English | calcium | The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks |
| 4 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Romanian calciu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | calciu | calcium chemical element |