Where does “nuclearite” come from?

nuclearite (English) comes from English meteorite, from English -ite, 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.

nuclearite (English): An aggregate of quarks when in collision with the...

Definitions

  1. An aggregate of quarks when in collision with the...

Ancestry of “nuclearite”, step by step

nuclearite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meteorite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeteoriteA metallic or stony object or body that is the...
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
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

via English nuclear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnuclearPertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving...
2Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
3Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós