Where does “siderite” come from?

siderite (English) comes from Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

siderite (English): a widespread brown mineral, FeCO, having the...

Definitions

  1. a widespread brown mineral, FeCO, having the...

Ancestry of “siderite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσιδηρίτηςof iron, made of iron, done with iron
2Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
3Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “siderite”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης →