Where does “andalusite” come from?
andalusite (English) comes from English Andalusia, from Medieval Latin Andalusia, from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس, from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
andalusite (English): An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow
Definitions
- An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow
Ancestry of “andalusite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Andalusia | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Andalusia | — |
| 3 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |