Where does “defoliație” come from?
defoliație (Romanian) comes from English defoliation, from English defoliate, from English foliate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
defoliație (Romanian): defoliation
Definitions
- defoliation
Ancestry of “defoliație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defoliation | The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or... |
| 2 | English | defoliate | To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent |
| 3 | English | foliate | of or relating to leaves; shaped like a leaf;... |
| 4 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 5 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |