Where does “barbosalite” come from?

barbosalite (English) comes from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

barbosalite (English): A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Ancestry of “barbosalite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from English -lite →