Where does “bauxite” come from?
Bauxite derives from French bauxite, from Latin -ites, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (suffix for mineral names), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.
bauxite (English): The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like...
Definitions
- The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like...
Ancestry of “bauxite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Les Baux | — |