Where does “ferrocalcite” come from?

ferrocalcite (English) comes from English Ferro, from Italian ferro, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

ferrocalcite (English): Limestone containing a large percentage of iron...

Definitions

  1. Limestone containing a large percentage of iron...

Ancestry of “ferrocalcite”, step by step

ferrocalcite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ferro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFerroEl Hierro
2Italianferroiron; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
4Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-ārefirst conjugation
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English calcite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcalcitea very widely distributed crystalline form of...
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Chichewa iye