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Where does “hydrobiotite” come from?

hydrobiotite (English) comes from English biotite, from English biot, from English robot, from German Robot, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

hydrobiotite (English): A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Ancestry of “hydrobiotite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiotiteA dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate...
2Englishbiotabampere
3EnglishrobotA machine built to carry out some complex task or...
4GermanRobotsocage
5Czechrobotrobot
6Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
7Old Czechrobota—
8Proto-Slavicorbòta—
9Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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