Where does “pyroxene” come from?
Pyroxene comes from French pyroxène, from French pyro- meaning fire.
pyroxene (English): Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing...
Definitions
- Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing...
Ancestry of “pyroxene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pyroxène | pyroxene |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |