Where does “bentonite” come from?
Bentonite derives from Benton (a place name) plus the English suffix -ite, from French -ite, Latin -ites, and Ancient Greek -ίτης (one belonging to), ultimately from πόλις (city) and Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.
bentonite (English): Any of several impure clay minerals consisting...
Definitions
- Any of several impure clay minerals consisting...
Ancestry of “bentonite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Benton | OS grid ref SS6536 |
| 2 | English | benthon | The habitat at the bottom of a body of water |
| 3 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 4 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 5 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 6 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 7 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 8 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 9 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 10 | French | -ate | ate |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |