Where does “clinopyroxene” come from?
clinopyroxene (English) comes from English pyroxene, from French pyroxène, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
clinopyroxene (English): Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal...
Definitions
- Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal...
Ancestry of “clinopyroxene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyroxene | Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing... |
| 2 | French | pyroxène | pyroxene |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |