Where does “plagioclase” come from?
Plagioclase comes from the Latin plagio- combining form, derived from Ancient Greek κλάω, κλαίω, κλείω, κλέω, and καλέω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-.
plagioclase (English): Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic...
Definitions
- Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic...
Ancestry of “plagioclase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -clase | fracture |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλᾰ́σῐς | breaking, fracture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |