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Where does “magnesiohornblende” come from?

magnesiohornblende (English) comes from English hornblende, from German Hornblende, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

magnesiohornblende (English): Any hornblende mineral that is rich in magnesium

Definitions

  1. Any hornblende mineral that is rich in magnesium

Ancestry of “magnesiohornblende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhornblendeA green to black amphibole mineral, of complex...
2GermanHornblendehornblende
3Germanhorn—
4Middle High Germanhorn—
5Old High Germanhornhorn
6Proto-West Germanichornhorn
7Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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