Where does “steatite” come from?
steatite (English) comes from Latin steatitis, from Ancient Greek στεατῖτις, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
steatite (English): soapstone
Definitions
- soapstone
Ancestry of “steatite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | steatitis | steatite; An unknown kind of gem |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στεατῖτις | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |