Where does “byssolitic” come from?

byssolitic (English) comes from English byssolite, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

byssolitic (English): Of or relating to the mineral byssolite

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mineral byssolite

Ancestry of “byssolitic”, step by step

byssolitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English byssolite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbyssoliteAn olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende
2Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
3Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ →Every word from Ancient Greek βύσσος →Every word from English byssolite →