Where does “plumbotellurite” come from?

plumbotellurite (English) comes from English plumbo-, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

plumbotellurite (English): An orthorhombic mineral containing lead, oxygen,...

Definitions

  1. An orthorhombic mineral containing lead, oxygen,...

Ancestry of “plumbotellurite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplumbo-lead
2Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
3Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Latin plumbum →