Where does “pisolite” come from?

pisolite (English) comes from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pisolite (English): A sedimentary rock formed from pisoids

Definitions

  1. A sedimentary rock formed from pisoids

Ancestry of “pisolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīsumpea, pease
2Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
3Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

Words derived from “pisolite”

Every word from Ancient Greek πίσος →Every word from Ancient Greek πίσον →Every word from Latin pīsum →