Etymology

detrital

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Today it means: Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English detritus
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The story

  1. Englishdetritus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaydetrital

From detritus + -al.

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