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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

  1. Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing...

Ancestry of “pyroxene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpyroxènepyroxene
2Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
3Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “pyroxene”

  • clinopyroxene
  • orthopyroxene
  • pyroxenite
  • pyroxenic
  • pyroxenoid
  • pyroxenitic
  • pyroxferroite
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