Where does “canfieldite” come from?

canfieldite (English) comes from English Canfield, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

canfieldite (English): A rare silver tin sulfide mineral

Definitions

  1. A rare silver tin sulfide mineral

Ancestry of “canfieldite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanfieldA type of solitaire card game; in the UK...
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →