Where does “albite” come from?
Albite comes from Latin albus through the English suffix -ite, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos meaning white, with the mineral naming suffix -ite derived from Ancient Greek -ίτης.
albite (English): A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the...
Definitions
- A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the...
Ancestry of “albite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
Words derived from “albite”