Etymograph

English

allochemical

From allo- + chemical.

Formed from allo- + chemical

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Today it means

adj Of rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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