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Where does “lemoynite” come from?

lemoynite (English) comes from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus.

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

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Ancestry of “lemoynite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmonie—
5Latinmonicus—

Words derived from “lemoynite”

  • natrolemoynite
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