calciferous

形容词 adj.
/kælˈsɪfəɹəs/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.

词形变化

more calciferous comparative most calciferous superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Latin calx
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -umder.
English -ium
English calcium
English calci-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English -ferous
English calciferous
From calci- + -ferous.
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