Where does “abelsonite” come from?

abelsonite (English) comes from English Abelson, from English Sơn, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

abelsonite (English): A mineral, NiCHN, forming soft reddish-brown...

Definitions

  1. A mineral, NiCHN, forming soft reddish-brown...

Ancestry of “abelsonite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAbelson—
2EnglishSơn—
3Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
4Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
5Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
6Proto-Germanicsēna—
7Proto-Germanic*sa—
8Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
9Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →