Where does “chiastolite” come from?

chiastolite (English) comes from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

chiastolite (English): An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon...

Definitions

  1. An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon...

Ancestry of “chiastolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “chiastolite”

Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from English -lite →