Where does “perovskite” come from?

Perovskite is an English mineral name formed with the suffix -ite, from French -ite, Latin -ites, and Ancient Greek -ίτης, ultimately derived from πόλις meaning city, through Proto-Hellenic and Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.

perovskite (English): A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO, occurring in...