Where does “microclin” come from?
microclin (Romanian) comes from English microcline, from English -cline, from English -clinal, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
microclin (Romanian): microcline
Definitions
- microcline
Ancestry of “microclin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microcline | A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and... |
| 2 | English | -cline | A specified form of slope or gradation |
| 3 | English | -clinal | API; having a specified slope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |