Where does “melinite” come from?

melinite (English) comes from Ancient Greek μήλινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

melinite (English): A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria; An explosive...

Definitions

  1. A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria; An explosive...

Ancestry of “melinite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήλινοςof or made of apples
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “melinite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →