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Where does “aluminocopiapite” come from?

aluminocopiapite (English) comes from English alumino-, from English aluminum, from English alumium, from English alum, from English alumnus, from Latin alumnus, from Proto-Italic alomanos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-o-mh₁no- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aluminocopiapite (English): A form of copiapite containing varying amounts of...

Definitions

  1. A form of copiapite containing varying amounts of...

Ancestry of “aluminocopiapite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishalumino-aluminium
2EnglishaluminumA metallic chemical element with an atomic...
3Englishalumiumaluminium/aluminum
4EnglishalumAn astringent salt, usually occurring in the form...
5EnglishalumnusA male pupil or student; A male graduate; A...
6LatinalumnusNourished, fostered, etc; Nursling, pupil; foster...
7Proto-Italicalomanos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-o-mh₁no-being nourished
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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