Where does “dolomite” come from?

Dolomite comes from French dolomite, a noun derived from the mineral's chemical composition and named after the Dolomite Alps.

dolomite (English): A saline evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium...

Definitions

  1. A saline evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium...

Ancestry of “dolomite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdolomitedolomite

Words derived from “dolomite

Every word from French dolomite