Where does “poikilitic” come from?

poikilitic (English) comes from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

poikilitic (English): Describing the texture of an igneous rock that...

Definitions

  1. Describing the texture of an igneous rock that...

Ancestry of “poikilitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
2Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “poikilitic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος
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