Where does “ortoclaz” come from?
ortoclaz (Romanian) comes from English orthoclase, from English -clase, from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
ortoclaz (Romanian): orthoclase
Definitions
- orthoclase
Ancestry of “ortoclaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orthoclase | Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSiO, a common... |
| 2 | English | -clase | fracture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλᾰ́σῐς | breaking, fracture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |