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Where does “phosphosiderite” come from?

phosphosiderite (English) comes from English siderite, from Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

phosphosiderite (English): A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...

Ancestry of “phosphosiderite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsideritea widespread brown mineral, FeCO, having the...
2Ancient Greekσιδηρίτης—
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
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