Where does “arizonite” come from?
arizonite (English) comes from English Arizona, from Basque aritz ona, from Basque aritz — Nonstandard spelling of haritz.
arizonite (English): A titanate of iron, FeTiO; A kind of iron-laden...
Definitions
- A titanate of iron, FeTiO; A kind of iron-laden...
Ancestry of “arizonite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Arizona | A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix |
| 2 | Basque | aritz ona | good oak |
| 3 | Basque | aritz | Nonstandard spelling of haritz |