Where does “barysilite” come from?

barysilite (English) comes from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

barysilite (English): A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral...

Definitions

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral...

Ancestry of “barysilite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →