Stratify
/ˈstrætɪfaɪ/noun
To arrange or develop in layers or strata.
Did you know?Stratify comes from Latin stratum, meaning “something spread out” or “a layer,” the same root behind words like street and stratum, so the word literally grew out of the idea of laying things down in sheets.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
stratum
“something spread out; a covering; a layer”
Late Latin
Latin
stratificare
“to form into layers”
Old French
Old French
stratifier
“to arrange in layers”
16th Century
English
stratify
“to form or arrange in layers”
Modern English
English
stratify
“to arrange or develop in layers or strata”