Where does “perlita” come from?

perlita (Catalan) comes from English pearlite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

perlita (Catalan): perlite mineral

Definitions

  1. perlite mineral

Ancestry of “perlita”, step by step

perlita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pearlite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpearliteA two-phased lamellar structure composed of...
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via French perlite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperliteperlite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της
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