Where does “malachite” come from?

Malachite comes from Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή, originally meaning mallow plant.

malachite (English): A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate,...

Definitions

  1. A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate,...

Ancestry of “malachite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmalachite—
2LatinmolochitisAn Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perhaps...
3Ancient Greekμαλαχήmallow plant

Words derived from “malachite”

Every word from Ancient Greek μαλαχή →Every word from Latin molochitis →Every word from Middle French malachite →