Where does “silicalite” come from?

silicalite (English) comes from English silica, from New Latin silica, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

silicalite (English): A polymorph of silica having a structure...

Definitions

  1. A polymorph of silica having a structure...

Ancestry of “silicalite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilicaSilicon dioxide; Any of the silica group of the...
2New Latinsilica—
3Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Latin silex →