Where does “richterite” come from?

richterite (English) comes from English Richter, from German Richter — judge.

richterite (English): A basic silicate mineral of sodium, potassium,...

Definitions

  1. A basic silicate mineral of sodium, potassium,...

Ancestry of “richterite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichterFollowed by a decimal number: A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
2GermanRichterjudge

Words derived from “richterite”

Every word from German Richter →