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Where does “obsidian” come from?

Obsidian comes from Latin obsidianus, a variant of Latin obsianus, ultimately referring to a type of dark volcanic glass.

obsidian (English): A type of black glass produced by volcanoes;...

Definitions

  1. A type of black glass produced by volcanoes;...

Ancestry of “obsidian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobsidianusobsidian
2LatinObsidius—
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