Where does “ripidolite” come from?

ripidolite (English) comes from Ancient Greek ῥιπίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

ripidolite (English): A translucent green chlorite mineral of micaceous...

Definitions

  1. A translucent green chlorite mineral of micaceous...

Ancestry of “ripidolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥιπίςfan for raising the fire; fan used by ladies
2Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥιπίς →