Where does “picrolite” come from?

picrolite (English) comes from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

picrolite (English): A fibrous variety of serpentine

Definitions

  1. A fibrous variety of serpentine

Ancestry of “picrolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from English -lite →