Where does “microsyenite” come from?

microsyenite (English) comes from English syenite, from Latin Syēnītēs, from Latin Syene, from Ancient Greek Συήνη, from Egyptian swnw — the city of Aswan.

microsyenite (English): syenite with grain size under 5 millimeters

Definitions

  1. syenite with grain size under 5 millimeters

Ancestry of “microsyenite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyeniteGranite; An igneous rock composed of feldspar and...
2LatinSyēnītēsof or belonging to Syene
3LatinSyeneAswan
4Ancient GreekΣυήνη—
5Egyptianswnwthe city of Aswan
Every word from Egyptian swnw →