Where does “albitization” come from?

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

albitization (English): conversion into albite

Definitions

  1. conversion into albite

Ancestry of “albitization”, step by step

albitization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English albite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbiteA plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the...
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos