Where does “silicificare” come from?
silicificare (Romanian) comes from Romanian siliciu, from French silicium, from Latin silicium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
silicificare (Romanian): silicification
Definitions
- silicification
Ancestry of “silicificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | siliciu | silicon |
| 2 | French | silicium | silicon |
| 3 | Latin | silicium | silicon |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |