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Where does “albitic” come from?

albitic (English) comes from English albite, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albitic (English): Of or relating to the mineral albite

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mineral albite

Ancestry of “albitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbiteA plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the...
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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