Where does “ichthyolite” come from?

ichthyolite (English) comes from English lite, from Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ichthyolite (English): A fossil of a fish

Definitions

  1. A fossil of a fish

Ancestry of “ichthyolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliteLight in composition, notably low in fat,...
2Middle Englishlitento dye
3Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ichthyolite”

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