Etymology

silicify

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Today it means: to impregnate something with silica. Full definition →

Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English silica
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The story

  1. Englishsilica
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*θakos
  4. English todaysilicify

From silica + -ify.

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