Where does “fluellite” come from?
fluellite (English) comes from French fluate, from French alumine, from French aluminer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
fluellite (English): An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...
Definitions
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...
Ancestry of “fluellite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fluate | fluoride |
| 2 | French | alumine | alumina; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | aluminer | To aluminize |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |