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Where does “monazite” come from?

monazite (English) comes from German Monazit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

monazite (English): any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are...

Definitions

  1. any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are...

Ancestry of “monazite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMonazitmonazite
2German-it-ite
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta—
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “monazite”

  • monazitic
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