Where does “essonite” come from?

essonite (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἥσσων, from Ancient Greek ἦκα, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- — slow; to arrive.

essonite (English): Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet

Definitions

  1. Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet

Ancestry of “essonite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥσσωνinferior, weaker
2Ancient Greekἦκαsoftly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁k-slow; to arrive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἦκα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥσσων →