Where does “megaquartz” come from?

megaquartz (English) comes from English quartz, from German Quarz, from Middle High German quarz, from German twarc, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

megaquartz (English): A type of large quartz present as individual crystals and clusters of crystals, as well as overgrowths on detrital quartz grains, found in Quaternary dolomites

Definitions

  1. A type of large quartz present as individual crystals and clusters of crystals, as well as overgrowths on detrital quartz grains, found in Quaternary dolomites

Ancestry of “megaquartz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquartzThe most abundant mineral on the earth's surface,...
2GermanQuarzquartz
3Middle High Germanquarz—
4Germantwarc—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →