Where does “elpasolite” come from?

elpasolite (English) comes from English El Paso, from Spanish [[el]] [[paso]].

elpasolite (English): An isometric-hexoctahedral colorless mineral...

Definitions

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral colorless mineral...

Ancestry of “elpasolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEl Paso
2Spanish[[el]] [[paso]]
Every word from Spanish [[el]] [[paso]]Every word from English El Paso