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Where does “pisolitic” come from?

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

pisolitic (English): Composed of, containing, or resembling pisolite

Definitions

  1. Composed of, containing, or resembling pisolite

Ancestry of “pisolitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpisoliteA sedimentary rock formed from pisoids
2Latinpīsum—
3Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
4Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"
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