Where does “pegmatite” come from?

pegmatite (English) comes from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pegmatite (English): A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock...

Definitions

  1. A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock...

Ancestry of “pegmatite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pegmatite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι →