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Where does “melinitic” come from?

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

melinitic (English): Of or relating to melinite

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to melinite

Ancestry of “melinitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeliniteA yellow clay mineral from Bavaria; An explosive...
2Ancient Greekμήλινοςof or made of apples
3Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →