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
- A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...
Ancestry of “hydrobiotite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | biotite | A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate... |
| 2 | English | biot | abampere |
| 3 | English | robot | A machine built to carry out some complex task or... |
| 4 | German | Robot | socage |
| 5 | Czech | robot | robot |
| 6 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 7 | Old Czech | robota | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |