Where does “hydrotalcite” come from?

hydrotalcite (English) comes from English talc, from Middle French talc, from Arabic طَلْق, from Persian تلک — talc, talcum.

hydrotalcite (English): A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral...

Definitions

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral...

Ancestry of “hydrotalcite”, step by step

hydrotalcite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English talc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalcOriginally a large range of transparent or...
2Middle Frenchtalc—
3Arabicطَلْق—
4Persianتلکtalc, talcum

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Persian تلک →Every word from Arabic طَلْق →Every word from Middle French talc →