Where does “barytes” come from?

barytes (English) comes from Ancient Greek βαρύτης, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

barytes (English): Barite; plural of baryte

Definitions

  1. Barite; plural of baryte

Ancestry of “barytes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαρύτηςweight, heaviness; troublesomeness, importunity;...
2Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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