English
stratification
From stratum + -ification.
A compound of stratum + -ification
Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to spread’
Proto-Indo-European *str̥néh₃ti ‘to strew’
Proto-Italic *stornō
Latin sternō ‘spread’
Latin strātum ‘a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket’
English stratum
Today it means
noun The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
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Etymograph / stratification