Where does “leptochlorite” come from?

leptochlorite (English) comes from English lepto-, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

leptochlorite (English): A chlorite that contains mostly ferric iron...

Definitions

  1. A chlorite that contains mostly ferric iron...

Ancestry of “leptochlorite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlepto-thin, fine, narrow, slender; lepton
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπτός
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