Where does “ampelite” come from?

ampelite (English) comes from Latin ampelitis, from Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

ampelite (English): An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the...

Definitions

  1. An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the...

Ancestry of “ampelite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinampelitis—
2Ancient Greekἀμπελῖτιςof or for vines
3Ancient Greekἄμπελοςvine; a vineyard; an engine for protecting...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “ampelite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις →