Where does “hematitic” come from?
hematitic (English) comes from English hematite, from Middle French hematite, from Latin haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
hematitic (English): Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it
Ancestry of “hematitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hematite | An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, FeO |
| 2 | Middle French | hematite | hematite |
| 3 | Latin | haematites | A kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱματίτης | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 6 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |