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Where does “retinalite” come from?

retinalite (English) comes from Ancient Greek ρητίνη, from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη — resin of the pine.

retinalite (English): A translucent variety of serpentine of a...

Definitions

  1. A translucent variety of serpentine of a...

Ancestry of “retinalite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekρητίνηresin
2Ancient Greekῥητίνηresin of the pine
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη →